Nvidia’s independent directors hire former prosecutor to investigate Jensen Huang incident

On November 10, Eastern Time, NVIDIA’s Board of Directors issued an official statement—following its announcement on Sunday that it had launched an investigation—confirming it has engaged Joon H. Kim, former Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and his law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to conduct a comprehensive and independent investigation into matters involving CEO Jensen Huang. The Board emphasized that, at this stage, there is no evidence indicating any compromise or loss of company confidential information; Huang himself has publicly expressed support for the investigation and pledged full cooperation. Public records show that Kim served as Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2017 to 2018, leading a team of over 220 Assistant U.S. Attorneys handling cases including economic espionage, theft of trade secrets, sanctions violations, and cybercrime. In March 2021, he was appointed by New York State Attorney General Letitia