Meet CEO Jensen Huang’s daughter Madison Huang and her husband Nico Caprez, both Nvidia employees. She is seen as potential successor to her father

Nvidia has grown into one of the world's most valuable technology companies under Jensen Huang, who co-founded the chipmaker in 1993 and has remained its chief executive ever since. But following his recent admission of an affair, attention has turned not only to the controversy surrounding the billionaire CEO but also to a question about Nvidia: who will eventually take over the leadership in future after him?

Two members of Huang's family are already part of the company's senior leadership. His daughter Madison Huang works in product marketing for Nvidia's physical AI business, while her husband, Nico Caprez, is a vice president overseeing global AI infrastructure growth. Madison has previously been discussed as a possible successor to her father, according to Bloomberg. A report by Fortune has also highlighted Caprez's growing influence within the company.

Who is Madison Huang and how she joined Nvidia?

Madison's career did not begin in the tech industry. She studied culinary arts at the Culinary Institute of America and Le Cordon Bleu, including pastry studies in Paris. She then spent almost four years in luxury marketing at LVMH before doing an MBA at London Business School, specializing in marketing and strategy.


She joined Nvidia in June 2020 as an MBA intern working in enterprise marketing and strategy. In the following years, she moved into product marketing, working on the company’s Omniverse and robotics platforms.

Madison has been the senior director of product marketing, physical AI, since March 2025. Her work is to help developers and manufacturers build and test robotics and industrial applications using Nvidia’s tools.

Nico Caprez's rise within Nvidia

Madison's husband also holds a senior position at the chipmaker. Caprez became Nvidia's vice president of global AI infrastructure growth in January 2026, less than two years after joining the company.

Before that, he worked at Boston Consulting Group and in investment management. He also competed as a professional alpine skier for Switzerland between 2010 and 2013.

Fortune reported that Caprez was involved in Nvidia's efforts to secure $500 billion in financing with major asset managers for data centre infrastructure. An Nvidia employee who works with him told The Information that Huang could be preparing Madison and Caprez for their next steps at the company.

What has Jensen Huang said about his successor?

Huang has been cautious about suggestions that his children could inherit leadership of the company. When asked about Madison's potential succession in an interview with Bloomberg last month, he said, "I don't hope the job on her."

He added that if Madison or her brother Spencer wanted to become CEO, "They have to go earn it." Huang also spoke about the sacrifices involved in running Nvidia, saying he was responsible for an entire industry.

The CEO's recent admission of infidelity has brought new scrutiny to the company's leadership. Nvidia has also launched an independent investigation into allegations involving an executive suspected by US intelligence of having links to Chinese intelligence, claims that China has denied.

However, the company has said Huang remains committed to continuing as CEO.