Nigerian-born scholar Dabiri at centre of NVIDIA board decision on CEO Huang

Nigerian-American professor John Oluseun Dabiri is one of the NVIDIA directors meeting Thursday who could decide CEO Jensen Huang’s future amid allegations of extramarital affairs and a foreign intelligence operation that reportedly targeted him.

Nigerian-American professor John Oluseun Dabiri is among NVIDIA directors whose decisions could determine the future of the company’s founder and chief executive, Jensen Huang, following a board meeting on Thursday, Peoples Gazette reports.

Mr Huang has faced scrutiny over allegations of extramarital relationships, including one with a Chinese businesswoman and another with a senior NVIDIA executive. The allegations have also raised concerns about a reported foreign intelligence operation targeting him.

Mr Dabiri, a board member since 2020, is the Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering at Caltech. He taught at Stanford University from 2015 to 2019 and holds degrees from Princeton and Caltech.

U.S. President Donald Trump defended Mr Huang at a White House press conference.

“I just think he’s a very honorable man. I mean, he built a great company, American company, and I think he’s a very honorable guy,” he said.

Mr Trump said the FBI was investigating but expressed confidence in Mr Huang. NVIDIA has also launched an independent probe into the alleged foreign intelligence targeting.