Jensen Huang’s third affair reports fuel divorce talk. Could wife Lori walk away with 50% of marital assets?
Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces new affair allegations as attention turns to a potential multibillion-dollar divorce settlement with his wife, Lori Huang
Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned following reports of multiple extramarital affairs, leading to the appointment of CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO and sparking widespread speculation regarding potential divorce proceedings and leadership succession.
Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned following reports of multiple extramarital affairs, leading to the appointment of CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO and sparking widespread speculation regarding potential divorce proceedings and leadership succession.
Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned following reports of multiple extramarital affairs, leading to the appointment of CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO and sparking widespread speculation regarding potential divorce proceedings and leadership succession.
Rumors of a third affair have surfaced as former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stepped down on Thursday after revelations of extramarital affairs, including one involving a suspected Chinese spy. Reports say the third affair is also with an Nvidia employee.
A Reuters report cited two sources who confirmed the previously undisclosed relationship but did not identify the latest employee. It said its attempts to contact her were unsuccessful. Nvidia did not comment on the reports either.
This comes as reports emerged that Huang had an affair with Nvidia executive Kimberly Powell, the company’s vice president of health care.
Huang, 63, resigned Thursday after reports that he had affairs with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of health care, and Alice Huang, a Chinese business executive whom US intelligence officials suspect of working for Beijing. Huang, in an email to his employees, acknowledged that he had been “unfaithful” to his wife, Lori Huang. He did not mention anyone else in the statement, but the letter came after reports said the Donald Trump administration was aware that he had an affair with Alice Huang, an executive at data center company Megaspeed, whom they believe may be working as an asset for the Chinese government.
Following Huang’s resignation, Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress will take over as interim CEO as Nvidia looks for a permanent successor, considering both internal and external candidates, the company said on Thursday.
Divorce in the offing?
The public fallout has stoked rumors that Lori Huang could seek a divorce from the tech executive. Though Lori has not taken any steps in this direction, the buzz is that half of Jensen Huang’s fortune would make her one of the wealthiest women alive, though still well behind Walmart heiress Alice Walton.
With an estimated $77.6 billion—half of the $155.2 billion Forbes put his fortune at on November 9—she would rank around fourth, behind Alice Walton, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, and Julia Koch.
The couple lives in California, a community property state, which ensures that assets acquired during a marriage are generally split equally, while property owned before the marriage, inheritances, and gifts can be treated as separate in case of a divorce. There is no public confirmation of a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement, nor that one does not exist. Lori Huang is the co-trustee of family trusts that hold nearly $669 million in Nvidia shares.