Kalshi traders speculate Nvidia’s Ian Buck will replace Huang as CEO

The latest odds come after co-founder Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO on Thursday.

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  • Kalshi traders give Ian Buck, who oversees Nvidia’s hyperscale and high performance computing business, a 35% chance of replacing Huang. The fresh odds come after Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang resigned Thursday.
  • Huang admitted on Sunday to having an affair with a woman that U.S. intelligence agencies claim is a spy for China’s Ministry of State Security, according to the New York Times.

Ian Buck, vice president of accelerated computing at Nvidia Corp., during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, California, March 19, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images

Kalshi traders are speculating on who could replace Jensen Huang as CEO of Nvidia after the co-founder of the dominant AI chipmaker abruptly resigned on Thursday, following reports of two affairs.  

Kalshi traders give Ian Buck, the vice president overseeing the company’s hyperscale and high performance computing computing business, a 35% chance of replacing Huang.

Traders give Collete Kress, the Nvidia chief financial officer and interim CEO, a 29% chance of taking over full time.

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Huang first admitted to having an affair on Sunday with a woman that U.S. intelligence agencies claim is a spy for China’s Ministry of State Security, according to the New York Times. Nvidia’s board of directors opened an internal investigation into the relationship, which was quickly followed by a second Times report Wednesday that Huang had a second affair with Kimberly Powell, a subordinate in charge of the company’s health care. 

CNBC confirmed Nvidia’s board met late Wednesday night to decide whether to oust Huang. 

In recent trading, Nvidia shares were down a little more than 7% after earlier falling as much as 14.4%.

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