Lori Huang, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s wife of more than 40 years, has led a relatively private life – but she’s been thrust into the spotlight after her husband admitted to an affair with a suspected Chinese spy.
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The pair first met in a freshmen electrical engineering class at Oregon State University, where they were lab partners, according to the school’s website.
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There were 250 students and three girls,” he said in a 2024 interview.
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Jensen said he’d hoped that when he approached a 19-year-old Lori Mills, she would assume he was smart because he was so young to be in college.
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“I walked up to her and I said, ‘Do you want to see my homework?’” Jensen recalled.
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“‘If you do homework with me every Sunday, I promise you, you will get straight As.’”
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Jensen said that’s how he made sure he had a date with Lori every Sunday – and to further woo her, he promised that he’d be a CEO by the time he was 30.
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He graduated from OSU in 1984 and worked at chip companies LSI Logic and Advanced Micro Devices before earning a master’s degree in electrical engineering at Stanford University in 1992.
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A year later, he co-founded Nvidia when he was 30 years old – following through on his promise.
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Lori graduated from OSU in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
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The couple – who married five years after they met – have two children, Madison and Spencer.
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Both of them work at Nvidia.
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Nico Caprez, Madison’s husband, also works at Nvidia as vice president of global AI infrastructure growth.
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Jensen has praised his wife for being by his side throughout his career.
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Most recently, they were pictured together at a White House state dinner for Chinese leader Xi Jinping in September.
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“Lori’s been with me for a long time, our whole life,” Jensen told CNA, a Singapore-based news channel, in an interview in May.
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“She’s been to every conference, every speech, you know, and every moment of Nvidia, she was there.”
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He has also said that meeting Lori “was the most important, single event of OSU, and of my life.”
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Jensen has credited his wife and daughter for coming up with his signature look – a black leather jacket, typically one from Tom Ford.
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Over the summer, one of his pre-worn and signed jackets sold for $960,000.
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“Don’t give me that,” Jensen said during an interview last year, when he was asked how he feels about becoming a style icon.
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“I’m happy that my wife and daughter dress me.
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Here’s the latest on the Nvidia CEO who had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy:
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Lori is the president of the Jen-Hsun (Jensen) and Lori Huang Foundation, which the couple created in 2007.
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It owns 69 million shares of Nvidia stock and reported $9.1 billion in net assets in 2024, according to an IRS filing.
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It has donated millions to several organizations, including a $50 million donation to Oregon State University, as well as grants to Stanford University, Mental Health Innovations and Crisis Text Line, a global nonprofit that provides free mental health support and crisis intervention over text.
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Jensen started an email to staffers on Sunday with an apology to his family for his marital infidelity.
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My actions hurt her and our children.
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There is no excuse for what I did.
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I am deeply sorry,” he wrote.
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“Throughout my life, my family has given me love and support.
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They deserve my honesty and loyalty.
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Instead, I let them down and damaged the life we built together.”
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“I take full responsibility for what I did and the hurt I caused, and I accept the criticism that comes with it.
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To my wife and family: I love you.
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I know an apology cannot undo what I have done.
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I hope our family will heal and that, over time, I can earn back your trust.”
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