Nvidia CEO exit spotlights Huang family assets

Nvidia said Jensen Huang resigned as president, chief executive and board member effective November 12, appointing Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress interim CEO while it searches for a permanent successor. The departure has brought attention to the financial and philanthropic structures Huang shares with his wife, Lori, including a foundation that reported about $9.1 billion in assets at the end of 2024.

The JenHsun Lori Huang Foundation’s latest available tax filing lists Lori Huang as president and Jensen Huang as secretary and chief financial officer. The foundation, which the couple established in 2007, reported about $126.3 million in grants in 2024 and held about $8.6 billion in stocks that year. Its assets had grown substantially through investment gains and gifts of Nvidia shares.

Nvidia’s proxy statement says Lori and Jensen Huang were co-trustees of three family trusts holding nearly 669 million Nvidia shares as of March 2026. The same filing says Jensen beneficially owned about 870.6 million shares, a figure that includes holdings through trusts and the foundation. These ownership descriptions cover different structures and measures: the trusts’ holdings are not...