Elon Musk signs petition to bring Jensen Huang back
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Elon Musk said on 13 November 2026 that he would sign a petition calling for Jensen Huang to return to the leadership of Nvidia. The move comes after Huang’s departure and interim changes at the chipmaker’s helm, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Elon Musk, head of Tesla and SpaceX, said on 13 November on X that he was signing a petition calling for Jensen Huang to return to the leadership of Nvidia, the US group specialising in chips and artificial intelligence. He was responding to Yun-Ta Tsai, an engineer at Tesla, who had mentioned the initiative, reports La Nouvelle Tribune.
Nvidia’s board opened an independent investigation on 8 November, the same day Jensen Huang acknowledged an extramarital affair in a message to employees before leaving the group’s leadership. He is also giving up about $108 million in unvested stock compensation, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Nvidia is due to publish its third-quarter results for fiscal 2027 on 17 November. The presentation is expected to be the first opportunity for investors to publicly question the group’s management about its future and the ongoing investigation, reports La Nouvelle Tribune.
Elon Musk’s statement came a day after he said he was ready to recruit Jensen Huang, in a statement published on 12 November. Elon Musk says he is ready to recruit Jensen Huang had then expressed his interest in the executive joining Tesla or SpaceX.
