Jensen Huang’s Affair With a Suspected Spy Could Put Half of His $150B Fortune at Risk Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency Jennifer Mashuga Tue, November 10, 2026 at 1:47 PM EST 2 min read NVDA -6.04% Trade NVIDIA on Coinbase Trading disclosure Trading disclosure The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not offer securities or cryptocurrencies for sale or facilitate trading. Coinbase pays us for certain activity generated through this link. Prices displayed are informational.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a suspected Chinese source has shaken Wall Street. It has also raised other questions, such as how much of his $150 billion fortune his wife could claim if she files for divorce.
As First for Money previously reported, Nvidia shares fell after news of the 63-year-old's infidelity broke. His wife of over 40 years, Lori Huang, hasn't commented publicly, fueling speculation that a split could be coming.
Forbes put Jensen's net worth at $155.2 billion as of Monday, November 9. The couple lives in California, a community property state, where assets and debts acquired during a marriage are generally split 50/50 in a divorce. Unless a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement says otherwise, Lori, 65, could be entitled to roughly $75 billion. It's not known whether the Huangs have such an agreement.
Much of that wealth is tied to Nvidia. The New York Times reports that Jensen is the company's largest shareholder, with a 3.56 percent stake. In a divorce, Lori could be entitled to a share of that stake.
The two met as students at Oregon State University. According to the school's website, Lori was Jensen's lab partner in an electrical engineering fundamentals course. They married five years later and have two children, Spencer and Madison, who both work at Nvidia.
On Sunday, November 8, Nvidia's board announced an investigation into whether Jensen was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation after reports of his relationship with Alice Huang, a businesswoman suspected of working as a Chinese source, came to light. Jensen then sent a company-wide email to employees, addressing his family directly.
"To my wife and family: I love you," he wrote. "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."
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