Who is Alice Huang, the Chinese businesswoman tied to Nvidia's CEO?

Who is Alice Huang, the Chinese businesswoman tied to Nvidia's CEO?

Known also as Huang Le, the Chinese businesswoman held senior roles ​at a Shanghai investment firm before becoming the controlling shareholder of Singapore-based cloud-computing company Megaspeed International, according to more than 30 publicly available financial records, corporate filings and company materials reviewed by Reuters.

Alice Huang built a career in Chinese finance before emerging in a very different arena: the global race for artificial-intelligence chips.

Known also as Huang Le, the Chinese businesswoman held senior roles ​at a Shanghai investment firm before becoming the controlling shareholder of Singapore-based cloud-computing company Megaspeed International, according to more than 30 publicly available financial records, corporate filings and company materials reviewed by Reuters.

Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab ‌lists Megaspeed as an official cloud partner on its directory. Megaspeed attracted public attention in October 2025, when the New York Times reported the company was under US investigation over whether it was helping Chinese customers obtain advanced Nvidia chips subject to Washington's export controls.

Alice Huang has since been thrust into the spotlight because of her links with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The two are not related.

The New York Times reported last month that US authorities had concluded she was a Chinese intelligence asset who passed information to Beijing while developing a close ​relationship with the Nvidia CEO.

In brief

Known also as Huang Le, the Chinese businesswoman held senior roles ​at a Shanghai investment firm before becoming the controlling shareholder of Singapore-based cloud-computing company Megaspeed International, according to more than 30 publicly available financial records, corporate filings and company materials reviewed by Reuters. Alice Huang has since been thrust into the spotlight because of her links with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

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