Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's family is in the spotlight after news broke that he is being investigated for having an affair with a woman who U.S. intelligence officials believe to be a Chinese spy.
On Nov. 8, Nvidia announced it was launching an investigation into Huang after The New York Times reported that he may have been targeted in a foreign espionage operation led by a Chinese businesswoman named Alice Huang, with whom he had a relationship. Jensen Huang and Alice Huang are not related.
Jensen Huang released a statement admitting he had been "unfaithful" to his wife and apologized to his family.
"To my wife and family: I love you. I know an apology cannot undo what I have done. I hope our family will heal and that, over time, I can earn back
your trust," he said.
Despite the investigation, Nvidia's board said in a statement it had "no reason to believe that either national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised." The company's artificial intelligence chips are some of the most sophisticated in the world.
Here's what to know about Jensen Huang's family, including his wife and two kids.
Jensen Huang's wife is his college sweetheart
Jensen Huang first met his wife, Lori Mills, when they were engineering lab partners at Oregon State University in 1980. They married in 1985, according to his bio on the school's Engineering Hall of Fame webpage.
At the time, Jensen Huang was a 17-year-old freshman, and his now-wife was 19, he said in a 2024 fireside chat at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
"I walked up to her, and I said, 'Do you want to see my homework?'" Nvidia's CEO recalled. "And then I made her a promise. I said, 'If you do homework with me every Sunday, I promise you you will get straight A's.' And as a result, I had a date every Sunday."
In an interview with Singapore-based news agency CNA earlier this year, Jensen Huang praised his wife's support of Nvidia over the years.
"She's been to every conference, every speech, you know, and every moment of NVIDIA; she was there," he said.
Lori Huang is listed as the president of the couple's nonprofit foundation, Jen-hsun & Lori Huang Foundation, according to its IRS Form 990.
Jensen Huang's children work for Nvidia
Jensen and Lori Huang have two children: Madison and Spencer Huang. Both work for Nvidia.
Madison Huang is the senior director of product and technical marketing for physical AI platforms at Nvidia. She previously worked in marketing strategy and development for Louis Vuitton-Moët Hennessy Group and has a master of business administration degree from the London Business School, according to a company bio.
Her husband, Nico Caprez, also works at Nvidia. The pair married in Hawaii in late September, according to The Information. Caprez is the vice president of AI infrastructure growth at the company, according to his LinkedIn.
Spencer Huang leads product strategy for NVIDIA's robotics software portfolio. He earned a technical master of business administration degree focused on artificial intelligence from New York University, according to his company bio.
He previously owned a bar in Taiwan that Forbes called one of Asia's 50 best bars in 2016. It closed in 2021.
According to a May 2026 proxy statement Nvidia published for fiscal 2026, Madison Huang's salary was about $1.2 million, and Spencer Huang's was about $1.3 million.
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