News of a possible division of assets between tech billionaire and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and his wife, Lori Huang, has sent shock waves through the tech world and international financial markets. A divorce could rank among the largest and costliest in history. The controversy involves vast sums and comes as the FBI and Nvidia leadership are closely investigating national security concerns after Huang acknowledged an extramarital relationship with a Singaporean executive accused of being a Chinese intelligence agent.
Forbes estimates Huang’s total wealth at about $155.2 billion. He and Lori married in 1985, eight years before he founded Nvidia in 1993. Under California law, assets acquired during a marriage are treated as community property and subject to an equal split. If the couple has no prenuptial agreement, Lori could receive as much as $77 billion. Whether they have such an agreement remains unconfirmed. Of greater concern to global stock markets, the controversy over Huang’s private life comes as Nvidia faces political pressure and an FBI investigation into security concerns and their broader geopolitical implications. By Rithy
