High-flying past of alleged spy with close relationship to Nvidia tycoon Jensen Huang: TV, banking and billions
The alleged Chinese spy who had a “close relationship”with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang has been linked to a résumé boasting jobs at top TV networks and global banks.Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, cultivated a close relationship with the chip tycoon while passing information to the Chinese Communist Party, US intelligence officials claim, according to a New York Times report.An online profile lists a remarkable career spanning Chinese television, HSBC bank, CITIC Securities and then a lucrative Shanghai investment fund.Perhaps it’s a little too remarkable.“I have not heard of her,” an executive at Hunan TV, who asked not to be named, told the Post. “If someone really worked for Hunan TV as a reporter, you could easily see their names or profiles on the company website.”The Post could find no reporting profile under Huang Le’s name on Hunan TV’s website, or on that of CCTV, China’s state broadcaster.Huang Le is, by all accounts, a successful businesswoman and is not officially accused of wrongdoing.
She is also not related to the Nvidia boss and although the Times report described them as having a “close relationship” it admitted it could not establish how close.“Jensen’s interactions with Ms.Huang are not unusual or unexpected,” an Nvidia spokesperson told The Post.
“Meetings with customers are part of a CEO’s job; Jensen talks with thousands of customer executives every year.”Huang Le helped run Megaspeed, a little-known Singapore chip firm whose Malaysian sister company bought at least $4.8 billion in Nvidia equipment between June 2024 and February 2026, according to the Times.Before that her résumé shows offers a glimpse into a startling business career.On Simuwang, a Chinese private-fund database, a smiling woman in a red dress who matches the person in the pictures with Jensen is identified as “Huang Le, fund manager” and an executive director of Shanghai Hexi Investment Management.Her profile lists four years in...