Jensen Huang Resigns as Nvidia CEO: Why NVDA Fell 14% in Early Trading

Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO on November 12, 2026. CFO Colette Kress took over as interim CEO. This explainer looks at the board investigation, original Taipei footage showing Jensen and Alice Huang, and why NVDA fell roughly 14% in early trading before paring losses to 5.3% by 10:30 a.m. ET. The 14% figure is an intraday snapshot. 0:00 Jensen Huang resigns 0:30 Nvidia’s board investigation 1:08 The original Taipei photos and footage 1:51 Megaspeed and AI chip export controls 2:30 Colette Kress takes over 3:05 NVDA stock price timeline 3:41 How the $428 billion estimate was calculated 4:10 Intraday drop and rebound 4:43 Public reactions and the shareholder complaint 5:16 What the handover means for Nvidia SOURCES & FOOTAGE Nvidia CEO transition: https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-ceo-transition Nvidia board statement: https://investor.nvidia.com/news/press-release-details/2026/Statement-from-NVIDIA-Board-of-Directors/ Huang’s message to employees: https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/a-message-to-our-company TVBS Taipei footage and thumbnail still: https://news.tvbs.com.tw/world/4047131 NetThunder group photo: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/netthunder_computex-ai-activity-7204717554206924800-rR8T NVDA price history: https://chartexchange.com/symbol/nasdaq-nvda/historical/ AP market coverage: https://apnews.com/article/8bf08407eafe1655ed73112f7494029a Nvidia 10-Q: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581026000075/nvda-20260726.htm BIS export rules: https://media.bis.gov/regulations/ear/748 LiveSquawk reaction: https://x.com/LiveSquawk/status/2120876579236528169 Bill Ackman reaction: https://x.com/BillAckman/status/2119535982999748830 Nvidia archival footage: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/gtc-berlin-2026-keynote/ Original charts and editing by Extrude Studio. AI-generated Aiden narration. English captions provided. #Nvidia #JensenHuang #NVDA