New details have emerged from people who attended a high-profile Taipei party in 2024, where Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang allegedly flaunted her influence on Jensen Huang.
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleThe alleged romance between 63-year-old Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and 49-year-old Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang has attracted much attention amid separate espionage allegations against her. The controversy intensified after Jensen confessed to having cheated on his wife of over 40 years, Lori, as reports surfaced that Alice was connected to suspected Chinese intelligence operations.
As reports suggest Alice has bragged about her business contacts and paraded her closeness to the Nvidia boss, a past comment at a party in Taipei in 2024 has come back to haunt her, raising questions about how close she really was to the technology billionaire.
Parker Schmitt, chief executive of NetThunder, told The New York Times that he met Alice Huang at a bar in Taipei at a technology industry gathering in June 2024. “I can get Jensen here,” the businesswoman reportedly told a group of tech executives. Moments later, Jensen arrived with two Nvidia executives and joined the group for a drink.
According to Schmitt, Alice was keen to establish herself as a successful sales executive, and her association with Jensen helped strengthen her professional image. She reportedly displayed photographs of herself with the Nvidia chief on social media and used the images to highlight her access to him. The pictures included shots of the pair at restaurants and a golf course. Schmitt told the publication:
"Photos with Jensen are a point of pride."
Other reports have also described Alice discussing her relationship with the Nvidia CEO in business circles. People familiar with her activities told The Information that she showed customers photographs of the pair as proof of her direct access to Jensen. She also allegedly claimed that he celebrated her birthday with dinners and gifts.
The reported connection particularly raised eyebrows because Alice was a senior executive at Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed International, which had substantial business dealings involving Nvidia's advanced AI chips.
Alice (also known as Huang Le) possesses a strong background in media, finance, and technology businesses. According to reporting by the South China Morning Post, she studied in Hong Kong and was among the first graduates of Hong Kong Baptist University's master's program in media management in 2007.
A former classmate described Alice as a good student who was gentle and "kittenish." She reportedly began her career in television before moving into finance, with reported stints at HSBC's private bank and CITIC Securities, before becoming a senior executive at Megaspeed in 2023. The company, formerly known as 7Road International, came under scrutiny over allegations that its business network helped divert restricted Nvidia chips to China.
Hong Kong company records examined by the South China Morning Post also showed Alice's involvement in several businesses registered in the city, including Stag Bay Technology, Aspen Creek and Nanjing Lingxing Technology. Amid the ongoing probe, Taiwan's immigration authorities revealed that Alice used a Hong Kong travel document to make repeated visits to the island.
Alice's reported visits to Taiwan have also attracted attention because she was seen with Jensen during a high-profile gathering in Taipei. In May 2025, the Nvidia chief hosted a dinner at a Chinese restaurant during Computex, Taiwan's major technology trade show. Journalists outside the venue filmed Jensen mingling with guests alongside a woman identified in reports as Alice, who wore a pink dress.
Footage from the event appeared to show Jensen putting his arm around her before she kissed him on the cheek. The images have resurfaced amid reports about their relationship and the wider investigation into Alice's alleged links to Chinese intelligence.
The controversy escalated after reports said US intelligence officials suspected Alice of being recruited by China's Ministry of State Security to gather information about Nvidia and its co-founder. Beijing has denied the espionage allegations. Nvidia's board has opened an independent investigation into the matter, with external legal counsel assisting a committee of independent directors.
Jensen Huang has pledged to cooperate as the inquiry continues.
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