In the quiet paperwork of a corporate proxy filing, a small fact has surfaced: the children of Nvidia's chief executive, Jensen Huang, are on the payroll and earning seven-figure sums. It is the kind of detail that usually passes unnoticed, but it now reads differently against a sharper story, Huang's public admission of an affair and a board weighing whether he should remain at the helm. Families have long threaded through family enterprises, and the question of whose hands hold the reins is never only a matter of talent. The board's decision, expected soon, will show how a company of this we
Jensen Huang's children each earned over $1 million at Nvidia, per the company's 2026 proxy filing
Three family members in key positions at Nvidia
Mark
Why is a line in a proxy filing suddenly news?
Mimi
Because the filing is routine disclosure of related-party employment, and now the CEO is at the center of an affair controversy and a possible ouster. The numbers were always there; the context changed.
Mark
What exactly does the filing say?
Mimi
That Huang's daughter and son work at the company, with fiscal 2026 total compensation of about $1,232,000 and $1,320,000.
Luke
Worth noting those are the company's own figures, and the filing doesn't break down salary versus stock or bonus. Nothing in it suggests the pay was out of line for their roles.
Mark
Their résumés are unusual, though. Chef, LVMH, a cocktail bar.
Mimi
Both took winding routes and both ended up with MBAs, Madison at London Business School and Spencer at NYU Stern. Both started at Nvidia in 2020 and 2022 respectively, and rose into senior roles.
Luke
Careful, though. The reporting lists their roles and histories, but it doesn't tell us how they were hired or promoted. That's a gap.
Mark
And the board?
Mimi
Bloomberg reports it is working with an outside firm on successors and could meet as early as Wednesday.
Luke
That's one outlet's report, not a board announcement. And the affair's link to a suspected Chinese operative is the US's suspicion, not a proven finding.
The Pulse
- Nvidia's 2026 proxy filing reveals that CEO Jensen Huang's children, Madison and Spencer, each earned over $1 million in fiscal 2026.
- The disclosure lands with force because Huang has admitted an affair with a woman the US suspects of being a Chinese intelligence operative.
- The board is quietly working with an outside firm to identify successors and may decide his future as early as Wednesday.
- Three members of one family now hold key posts, including son-in-law Nico Caprez, putting their roles under growing scrutiny.
- The company stands at a turning point, with its leadership and its family ties both likely to be tested in the coming days.
In the quiet paperwork of a corporate proxy filing, a small fact has surfaced: the children of Nvidia's chief executive, Jensen Huang, are on the payroll and earning seven-figure sums. It is the kind of detail that usually passes unnoticed, but it now reads differently against a sharper story, Huang's public admission of an affair and a board weighing whether he should remain at the helm. Families have long threaded through family enterprises, and the question of whose hands hold the reins is never only a matter of talent. The board's decision, expected soon, will show how a company of this weight chooses to balance a founder's personal failings with the future it still needs to build.
Nvidia's 2026 proxy filing contains a brief passage that has drawn renewed attention this week. It shows that Madison and Spencer Huang, the children of CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, were paid roughly $1.23 million and $1.32 million in fiscal 2026. Their presence in the company is now read against a more difficult story about their father.
Jensen Huang, 63, has been married to Lori Huang for over four decades. He has admitted to an affair with a woman named Alice Huang, who is no relation and whom the US suspects of being a Chinese intelligence operative. In a letter to employees, he acknowledged the affair, apologised, and said there was no excuse for hurting his wife and children.
The family's footprint extends beyond the two children. Madison, now a senior director in physical AI platforms, took a winding road through culinary school, Michelin-starred kitchens, LVMH and London Business School before joining Nvidia as an intern in 2020. Spencer, who manages robotics software, once ran a cocktail bar in Taipei and trained at MIT and NYU's Stern School before joining in 2022. Madison's husband, Nico Caprez, a former Swiss ski racer, is Vice President of Global AI Infrastructure Growth.
According to Bloomberg, the board may meet as early as Wednesday to decide Huang's future as CEO. What comes next will reveal not only the company's direction but also whether his family's roles come under closer examination.
Nvidia's 2026 proxy filing contains a short passage that has drawn fresh attention this week. It states that the daughter and son of Jen-Hsun Huang, the company's President and CEO and a board member, are employed by the company. For fiscal 2026, their total compensation was approximately $1,232,000 and $1,320,000, respectively.
The children are Madison Huang, 35, and Spencer Huang, both in their 30s. The disclosure is getting a second look because of the controversy around their father. Jensen Huang, 63, has been married to Lori Huang for more than four decades. He has admitted to an affair with a woman named Alice Huang, who is no relation, and whom the US suspects of being a Chinese intelligence operative.
In a letter to Nvidia employees on Sunday, Huang acknowledged the affair and apologised. He wrote that he had been unfaithful to his wife, that his actions hurt her and their children, and that there was no excuse for what he did. According to a Bloomberg report, the board is working with an outside firm to identify potential successors and could meet as early as Wednesday, local time, to decide his future as CEO.
The family's presence at the company extends beyond the two children. Madison is married to Nico Caprez, a former Swiss professional ski racer who is now Vice President of Global AI Infrastructure Growth at Nvidia. With Madison and Spencer, that makes three family members in key positions.
Madison is senior director of product and technical marketing for physical AI platforms. Her path there was not a straight one. She graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 2012 with a degree in culinary arts, then worked as a chef in New York and the San Francisco Bay area. She moved to Paris and trained at Le Cordon Bleu, then worked at the Mandarin Oriental in Miami and for a two-Michelin-starred chef. A move to London followed, where she began a Diploma in Wine, Gastronomy and Management.
She then entered the corporate world at LVMH, the French luxury group behind Louis Vuitton, Dior and Moët & Chandon, working about four years in marketing strategy and development. She later earned an MBA in marketing and strategy at London Business School. She joined Nvidia in June 2020 as an MBA intern on enterprise marketing and strategy, and went on to roles in marketing campaigns and product marketing.
Spencer manages robotics software products. He graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2012 with a BA in international marketing and cultural studies, then moved to Taiwan to study Mandarin at National Taiwan University. With a friend, he opened a Taipei cocktail bar called R&D Cocktail Lab. In 2019 he enrolled in an MIT programme on human-computer interaction for user experience design, then completed an MBA at NYU's Stern School of Business in 2022, focusing on tech product management, business analytics and strategy.
He joined Nvidia in July 2022 as a product manager on the Isaac Sim Cloud team, which builds simulation tools for robotics developers, and later moved into a leadership role in the robotics business.
What to watch is the board's decision on Huang's future as CEO, and whether his family's roles at the company come under scrutiny as it unfolds.
Notable Quotes
I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.— Jensen Huang, letter to Nvidia employees
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