During its rise to become one of the most valuable companies in the world, Lori Huang has always maintained a relatively low-profile public image.
However, a letter sent by NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang to employees on Sunday brought this woman, who has been married to him for over 40 years, back into the spotlight.
According to Jensen Huang's personal profile on the website of the College of Engineering at Oregon State University, she, who was then named Lori Mills, first met him as his experimental partner in a university electrical engineering class. The two got married five years later.
In an interview in 2024, Jensen Huang mentioned that she is older than him and was also one of the “three girls” in his class. He stated that he won her heart by inviting her to study together every Sunday and by promising that he would become the CEO before he turned 30.
The couple has two children, Madison and Spencer, and both work at NVIDIA. According to their profiles at NVIDIA, Madison is the Senior Director of Product and Technology Marketing for physical AI platforms, while Spencer is the Product Line Manager responsible for robotics software.
The woman behind NVIDIA CEO
Jensen Huang himself is the chairman of Jen-Hsun, and, and Lori Huang Foundation. This is a charitable organization that he and his wife founded together in 2007.
According to the information that the foundation is located in Palo Alto, its net assets in 2024 were 9.1 billion US dollars.
In a press release in 2022, Oregon State University stated that Mr. and Mrs. Huang donated $50 million to their alma mater to help establish Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex. Jensen Huang mentioned in the statement that meeting his wife "is the most important and singular thing at Oregon State University, as well as the most important and singular thing in my life."
The press release also stated that Jensen Huang earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1985.
In an interview during the HP online program “The Moment” in October 2023, this NVIDIA CEO attributed his iconic black leather jacket style to his wife and daughter.
In an interview with Singaporean media CNA in May this year, Jensen Huang talked about the role his wife plays in his career.
“Lori has been with me for a long time, and that’s been the case throughout our lives,” he said, “She has been involved in the development of NVIDIA throughout the entire process.”
“She attended every meeting, every speech. You know, she was always there at every moment at NVIDIA,” he added.
