The tech world loves superhuman leaders who can withstand boardroom coups and weather negative publicity. Steve Jobs navigated negative press during his tenure at Apple. Elon Musk’s transgressions are forgiven by his followers because of what he brings to his companies. And Sam Altman survived a boardroom coup a little under three years ago.

Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s one-of-a-kind CEO and figurehead since its founding in 1993, couldn’t survive reports of successive romance scandals. On November 12, he was defenestrated and replaced by his chief financial officer as interim CEO. But in the long term, a permanent replacement will be needed.

Finding the right person will be tricky. Huang was renowned for his attention to detail, larger-than-life leadership style, and outgoing personality.…