Jensen Huang love story: How 17-year-old Nvidia CEO won over 19-year-old Lori at Oregon State University. There were just 3 girls in class among 250 students

Jensen Huang, the CEO of the American multinational tech company Nvidia, has been embroiled in a controversy. The 63-year-old has admitted to having an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, the CEO of a Singapore-based firm called Megaspeed. Huang confessed the same, in an email written to the company’s employees. Reportedly, Alice is linked to Chinese intelligence agencies, and hence the board members of Nvidia shared in a statement that they have launched an investigation to look into the matter. For the unversed, Huang has been married to his wife, Lori Mills, for 41 years.

How Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang impressed Lori

Jensen Huang and Lori first met each other at Oregon State University in the early 1980s when Jensen was 17 and she was 19, as per a report by Vietnam.VN. Both of them were studying electrical engineering at the University. As fate had it, the duo were also chosen as lab partners for a basic course.

During his 2024 presentation at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Jensen Huang recalled how he wooed Lori. The Nvidia CEO recalled that their class batch had only 250 students, out of which only 3 were girls and Lori was one of them. Since Huang had a youthful appearance, he decided to impress Lori with his academic abilities,

How Sunday study sessions turned into dates

Huang remembered walking up to Lori and asking her whether she was willing to see his homework. He even suggested studying together every Sunday to help Lori achieve A grades in her subjects. Lori agreed, and soon one thing led to another.

The study sessions turned into weekend dates, with Huang deliberately completing his homework beforehand so that it was easier for him to explain the topic to Lori. This created more opportunities for him to spend more time with her.

From a CEO promise to marriage and philanthropy

As their relationship grew deeper, Huang promised Lori that he would become a CEO before turning 30, reported Fortune. Huang later admitted that he made the promise partly because he wanted Lori to marry him. Eventually, the duo tied the knot in 1985, with Huang actually founding Nvidia in 1993, at the age of 30.

Lori, who graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from Oregon State University, maintained a private life, away from the public limelight, partaking in several philanthropic activities. At present, she is the president of the Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Foundation. The organization supports higher education, public health, and the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States.