Stand with Jensen has begun removing fake petition signatures and has warned supporters about impersonator accounts as its campaign to bring Jensen Huang back to Nvidia faces questions over the names appearing on its website.
Summary
- Organizers say they are removing fake entries and working to prevent abuse of the petition.
- The campaign identifies @TheJensenLetter as its only official account on X.
- Petition signers report their own identities and affiliations, which the website does not verify.
- Nvidia appointed Colette Kress interim CEO after Huang resigned from his executive and board positions.
Stand with Jensen said in a Nov. 14 X post that its team was cleaning up submissions while taking steps to stop people from misusing the page. The warning covered both the petition itself and accounts claiming to speak for its organizers.
“We’re actively working to remove fake entries and prevent trolls from abusing our page,” the account wrote, thanking supporters for their patience.
The same message identified @TheJensenLetter as the campaign’s sole X account and asked followers not to trust other accounts presenting themselves as representatives. Its attached website preview carried the slogan “Bring Jensen Back!” above a description of an open letter to Nvidia’s board.
Jensen Huang petition relies on self-reported identities
The petition website describes the campaign as an independent volunteer effort, with no affiliation with or endorsement from Nvidia or Huang. It presents its supporters as current employees, former employees, and shareholders, each speaking in an individual capacity.
Its signatory section states that affiliations are self-reported and unverified. Public entries can move as people sign, withdraw their names, or are reprioritized by organizers, according to the page.
Organizers did not specify in the warning how many false submissions they had identified or removed. They described work to prevent abuse without naming the screening methods being introduced.
PANews reported on Nov. 14 that Tom Lee, chairman of Ethereum treasury company Bitmine, had posted that he signed the petition. That report described more than 30,000 signatures at the time, including 2,502 people identifying as current Nvidia employees, 352 as former employees and 17,619 as shareholders.
The website’s identity policy applies to those categories as well as individual names. A public listing records a submitted endorsement; it does not establish that the named person or employer authenticated it.
The open letter asks Nvidia’s board to reinstate Huang
Addressed to Nvidia’s directors, the letter calls for Huang to return as CEO while an independent investigation establishes the facts. If directors consider his continued absence necessary, organizers ask them to provide a specific explanation supported by evidence.
The campaign argues that Huang deserves a fair hearing after 33 years leading the company. It acknowledges that its authors do not have access to the board’s private deliberations and frames its objections around their understanding of the process.
Beyond reinstatement, the letter requests disclosure of the investigation’s scope, independence, and expected timeline. It asks that Huang receive a meaningful opportunity to respond before directors reach a final decision, alongside a public explanation of how employee and shareholder interests were considered.
Nvidia has appointed an interim CEO and begun a search
Nvidia’s Nov. 12 announcement said Huang resigned as president, CEO and a director, effective immediately. The company appointed Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress interim CEO and began a search covering internal and external candidates.
As crypto.news previously reported, the leadership change followed an independent board investigation. Nvidia’s Nov. 8 statement said it had no reason to believe national security or confidential company information had been compromised.
Kress will retain her finance responsibilities during the search. Directors named Harvey C. Jones the company’s first board chair, while Nvidia said its operations, customer commitments and product roadmap would continue without interruption.
Having joined Nvidia in September 2013, Kress has led its finance organization throughout the company’s expansion in accelerated computing. Before that appointment, she spent nearly 25 years in finance roles at technology companies including Cisco and Microsoft, according to the announcement.
Nvidia-linked crypto positions suffered losses after the departure
The resignation reached cryptocurrency trading venues through derivatives tied to Nvidia shares. Lookonchain identified a $1.54 million liquidation on Hyperliquid involving 9,959 NVDA contracts after Huang’s departure became public on Nov. 12.
Separate reporting on Justice Department inquiries described scrutiny involving Nvidia, Megaspeed and Supermicro. Semafor, citing two administration officials, said there was no indication at the time that prosecutors intended to bring criminal charges against Nvidia or Huang.
Nvidia has kept its third-quarter fiscal 2027 results scheduled for Nov. 17, with the release expected at approximately 1:20 p.m. Pacific time, with an earnings call at 2 p.m.
