In an interview, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Senior Associate Dean at the Yale School of Management, stated that given the NVIDIA board's investigation into CEO Jensen Huang regarding alleged espionage ties, the probability of Huang retaining his position is "about fifty-fifty." Sonnenfeld noted that while the NVIDIA board previously stated that Huang would continue to lead the company, the incident has caused severe reputational damage, and the company lacks a ready internal successor.