The petition calling for Jensen Huang's return has surpassed 83,000 signatories, with prominent public figures including Elon Musk and Tom Lee publicly voicing support.

The petition website urging NVIDIA’s board to reinstate Jensen Huang continues to gain momentum. As of press time, the site has garnered 83,409 signatures, including 4,656 current NVIDIA employees, 806 former employees, and 44,547 shareholders. Notable public figures including Elon Musk, Tom Lee, and Replit CEO Amjad Masad have publicly signed the petition. Earlier, on November 12, 2026, NVIDIA announced Huang’s immediate resignation as CEO, ending his 33-year tenure leading the company he co-founded. Campaign organizers and signatories fear Huang was forced out without proper due process or sufficient time to defend himself, and are demanding an explanation from the board. The open letter’s core demands to NVIDIA’s board are: Reinstate Huang as CEO pending an independent fact-finding investigation; if he remains away from the role, provide evidence-backed explanations. The letter also calls for ensuring the investigation is independent, defining its scope and timeline, granting Huang a fair chance to defend himself, and issuing timely public statements addressing relevant concerns, evidence, and trade-offs for employees’ and shareholders’ interests. It stresses: “Thirty-three years of leadership does not mean immunity from accountability, but accountability requires evidence and due process, not a public lynching.” The site notes the campaign is independent and has not been endorsed by NVIDIA or Huang himself.