Stand With Jensen Petition Passes 89,000 Signatures

A campaign called Stand With Jensen wants NVIDIA's board to put Jensen Huang back in the CEO seat, at least until the investigation is finished. It is not a small petition either — the signature count has already passed 89,000.

The names on it are the part worth your next two minutes: Elon Musk signed, and so did current and former NVIDIA employees and investors.

What Happened

The campaign runs under the slogan Stand With Jensen, and its ask is narrow: pressure NVIDIA's board of directors to return Jensen Huang as chief executive. If the board will not do it outright, the campaign wants him back at least until the investigation wraps up.

As of the post, more than 89,000 people had signed, including Elon Musk, current and former NVIDIA employees, and investors.

Why It Matters

When the people who work inside a company and the people who put money into it sign the same petition, a board has a harder time treating the whole thing as noise. That is what this comes down to: a count that keeps climbing, and one condition attached to the demand — the end of the investigation.

Whether the board moves is a separate question, and nobody has answered it yet. For now, the number is the story.