Elon Musk, other tech execs sign petition calling on Nvidia to reinstate Jensen Huang

TechCrunch·Nov 14, 2026 · 3:41 PM CT

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A petition calling on Nvidia to reinstate ousted CEO Jensen Huang had more than 115,000 signatures by Saturday afternoon, including 5,965 people who say they are current Nvidia employees and 63,063 shareholders, according to the petition site. Supporters include Elon Musk, Replit CEO Amjad Masad, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan. The petition says Huang was removed "without meaningful due process" and asks the board to bring him back while an independent investigation goes ahead.

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