Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang apologizes for affair, profile of his wife Lori Huang

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang sent an email to staff acknowledging that he was unfaithful to his wife and children, expressing remorse and stating that he hopes his family can heal over time. The admission follows reports that Huang had an affair with Alice Huang, identified by U.S. intelligence as a suspected Chinese spy employed by a Singapore-based data-centre firm, and Nvidia’s announcement of an internal investigation into possible foreign spying.

Lori Huang, whom Jensen met as a lab partner while studying electrical engineering at Oregon State University, married him in 1985 and the couple have two children. She leads the Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Foundation, which funds higher-education, public-health and STEM initiatives and supports community organisations in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2022 the Huang family donated $50 million to Oregon State University for an artificial-intelligence, materials-science and robotics research complex named the Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex. Earlier, they pledged $30 million to Stanford University for an engineering centre that opened in 2010.

Jensen Huang has spoken publicly about Lori’s role in his career, noting that she managed domestic responsibilities while he built Nvidia. He recalled missing his children’s activities while completing a master’s degree at Stanford and credited his wife’s support as essential to his success. "Lori took care of everything," he said in a recent podcast interview.

The controversy surrounding the affair and the espionage probe adds a new dimension to the public profile of the Huang family, whose philanthropic contributions have been highlighted alongside the CEO’s personal apology.