Who Is Jensen Huang’s Wife? Lori Huang and Nvidia’s CEO, Updated November 9, 2026

Last verified: November 9, 2026, at 04:00 UTC (UTC+00:00).

Jensen Huang’s wife is Lori Mills Huang, an electrical engineering graduate and philanthropist who met the Nvidia co-founder while they were students at Oregon State University. They have two children, Spencer and Madison, and have supported universities and other causes through their family foundation.

Interest in the family follows Jensen Huang’s November 8, 2026, message to Nvidia employees, in which he acknowledged being unfaithful, apologized to his wife and children, and requested privacy for them. Nvidia’s board separately announced an independent investigation into reports that he was the target of a foreign intelligence effort. The board said it had no reason to believe national security or Nvidia secrets had been compromised, while noting that its inquiry would examine the available information.

Destaques

• Lori and Jensen Huang met as undergraduate lab partners at Oregon State, where both studied electrical engineering.
• Oregon State has identified Lori as president of the couple’s family foundation and a supporter of education and public health.
• The Huangs have two children, Spencer and Madison, according to a Stanford University publication.
• Nvidia’s independent board investigation is underway; its findings were not available at the time of verification.

Who is Lori Huang, Jensen Huang’s wife?

Lori Mills Huang is an Oregon State University alumna whose public profile is closely associated with education and philanthropy. The university says she earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1985. Jensen Huang, whose given name is Jen-Hsun, earned his Oregon State electrical engineering degree in 1984 and later co-founded Nvidia in 1993.

Oregon State has described Lori as president of the Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Foundation. In its 2022 announcement about the couple’s support for a research center, the university said the foundation supported higher education, public health, science, technology, engineering and mathematics, as well as community organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. That description is a useful account of her documented public work, though it should not be treated as a complete record of her career or current activities.

How did Jensen and Lori Huang meet?

The couple met at Oregon State in Corvallis, Oregon, while studying engineering. The Oregon State University Foundation says they were undergraduate lab partners. The university has also identified the class as electrical fundamentals.

That shared academic background helps explain their enduring connection to the university. In 2009, Oregon State announced a US$2.5 million gift from the couple for its College of Engineering. More than a decade later, they contributed to plans for a much larger research and education facility bearing both their names. The publicly documented connection is to engineering and the university; the details of their private relationship belong to the family.

Do Jensen and Lori Huang have children?

Yes. Oregon State says the couple have two children. A Stanford University publication identifies them as Spencer and Madison.

Jensen Huang referred to his children in his November 8 message, saying his actions had hurt his wife and children. He also said his family bore no responsibility for his choices and asked that they be given privacy. His statement did not provide further details about the family’s response, and their private views should not be assumed.

What philanthropic projects have the Huangs supported?

In 2022, Oregon State announced a US$50 million gift from Jensen and Lori Huang to help launch the Jen-Hsun Huang and Lori Mills Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex. The university described the project as a place for research and teaching across fields including artificial intelligence, materials science and robotics, with applications to challenges such as climate science and water resources.

At a 2024 groundbreaking, the Oregon State University Foundation described the complex as a US$213 million project funded through multiple sources, including the Huangs’ gift and another US$50 million gift from the Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation. The university also credited the Huang family foundation with earlier support for cancer research at Oregon State and an engineering center at Stanford.

More recently, Vanderbilt University announced in July 2026 that a US$75 million matching gift from the Huang family would help establish the Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang College of Art, Architecture and Design in San Francisco. Vanderbilt described it as a planned college and part of its proposed San Francisco campus.

What has Nvidia said about the investigation?

In its November 8 board statement, Nvidia said a committee of independent directors, assisted by outside independent counsel, would oversee the inquiry. The board said Huang supported the review and had committed to cooperating. It also expressed confidence in him and his leadership team.

The board’s statement said the investigation followed reporting that Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort. That description is the reason for the inquiry, not a published finding from it. The board said it would provide further updates as appropriate, but did not announce a completion date. Any conclusions about whether information was compromised must await evidence from the review or other reliable disclosures.

Frequently asked questions

What is Jensen Huang’s wife’s full name?

She is Lori Mills Huang. Oregon State uses that name for the research complex named in honor of the couple.

What did Lori Huang study?

She studied electrical engineering at Oregon State University and graduated in 1985.

How many children do Jensen and Lori Huang have?

They have two children, Spencer and Madison, according to Oregon State and Stanford publications.