THE fall from grace for Jensen Huang from the leading artificial intelligence chip-making company Nvidia could only be the start of his problems.
Speculation is ramping up that the former Nvidia chief executive, 63, and his wife of 40 years, Lori Huang, could be headed for a divorce following the reports of the tech tycoon’s extramarital affairs with three women.
As of Friday, neither Huang nor his wife Lori, 65, has made any public statements regarding their marriage or plans to divorce.
to his having an affair with Alice Huang – who is not related despite having the same surname – a Chinese tech executive who United States government officials believe to be .
And despite publicly expressing his sorrows and love for his wife and family, speculators on social media are already branding Huang’s dilemma as the .
Patrick Baghdaserians, a family attorney in California, said a potential split between Huang and his wife could be a “high net worth divorce.”
A potential divorce between Huang and Lori would most likely play out in California, where Nvidia is headquartered and where the couple’s primary residence is located in San Francisco.
California is a community property state, which according to Baghdaserians means the assets are generally divided equally.
“In California property obtained during the marriage is generally treated as community property,” Baghdaserians told The U.S. Sun.
“Community property is usually divided equally between the parties.”
Huang co-founded Nvidia in April 1993, about eight years after he and Lori tied the knot in 1985.
Huang’s net worth exploded between 2023 and 2024, driven by an unprecedented surge in demand for Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chips and data center infrastructure.
Before then, his net worth hovered around $3billion as Nvidia grew primarily as a gaming and graphics card powerhouse.
Since the AI boom, Huang’s net worth drastically ballooned to approximately $141 to $147billion.
“It will be a high net worth divorce,” Baghdaserians added in regards to a potential split.
“Will it be the most expensive? Hard to tell. We don’t know if the parties have a post marital agreement in place.
“That being said, it will definitely be one of the most expensive.”
Should the couple divorce, Lori could be entitled to half of her husband’s fortune, potentially yielding her at least $70billion.
That figure could potentially put the divorce among the most expensive in history.
Lori could be second behind Melinda Gates, who received $76billion from her high-profile split from her ex-husband and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in 2021.
MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos , received $38.3billion from her 2019 divorce from the Amazon founder.
However, Baghdaserians does not expect any potential settlement amount to be disclosed in court, if a divorce plays out between Huang and Lori.
“Generally speaking, uber wealthy clients don’t really disclose the true nature of their settlement,” Baghdaserians, who is representing French actor Olivier Martinez in his child custody and support battle against actress Halle Berry, said.
“In my experience, clients can sign a separate marital settlement agreement. This document is generally not filed with the court unless there is an issue with enforcement. This will ensure privacy.”
Huang’s place as one of the most pivotal players in the AI boom began to crack after the New York Times reported in early November that he had an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman and former managing director of the cloud computing firm Megaspeed.
US intelligence officials believe the former Nvidia chief was at the center of a honeypot scam orchestrated by China, who has denied the espionage allegations.
Huang has admitted to being unfaithful with Alice, but has denied having any knowledge that she was a potential Chinese intelligence asset.
In the days after the bombshell report, the New York Times followed up with a second report that Huang had an extramarital relationship with Kimberly Powell, a senior executive at Nvidia who reported to him.
On Thursday, Reuters reported that Huang allegedly had an affair with a second employee at the chipmaking firm.
The woman’s identity was not immediately disclosed.
Huang resigned from the company on Thursday following mounting pressure.
Nvidia named Colette Kress, the company’s current executive vice president and CFO, as the interim CEO while the tech giant searches for a permanent replacement.
Following his resignation, Huang agreed to brief and testify before US Congressional committees about his relationship with the suspected Chinese spy.
He is also expected to be grilled about Nvidia’s AI chip exports to China.
Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina requested that Huang appear before Congress on December 3.
An exact date for Huang’s testimony before Congress has not been announced.
