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33-Year Run as 英伟达 Chief Ends Abruptly, 黄仁勋's Roughly $9 Billion Philanthropic Empire May Face Upheaval
IT之家 November 13 news: The New York Times published a post yesterday (November 12) reporting that 黄仁勋 has resigned as CEO of 英伟达, a move that has not only shaken the global AI chip industry but also left the roughly $9 billion charitable foundation (IT之家 note: about 60.172 billion yuan at current exchange rates) that he controls together with his wife 洛莉 (Lori) facing uncertainty.
英伟达 co-founder and chief executive officer 黄仁勋 announced his resignation yesterday, ending a 33-year tenure at the helm. 英伟达 subsequently announced that chief financial officer 科莱特 · 克雷斯 would serve as interim chief executive officer. The sudden change not only hits 英伟达's leadership but may also affect its large-scale philanthropy.
The report notes that the "Jen-hsun & Lori Huang Foundation" was established in 2007 and is co-managed by 黄仁勋 and his wife 洛莉. With assets of about $9 billion (about 60.172 billion yuan at current exchange rates), it is one of the largest charitable institutions in the United States; in 2024 its assets nearly tripled thanks to more than $5 billion (about 33.429 billion yuan at current exchange rates) in investment gains.
According to the latest tax filings, the foundation's governance structure is low-key, with no public website or staff list; Lori serves as president, while 黄仁勋 serves as secretary and chief financial officer. The foundation's future management, pace of giving and asset disposal remain unclear.
The organization spent about $126.3 million (about 844 million yuan at current exchange rates) in 2024, of which more than $82.5 million (about 552 million yuan at current exchange rates) went to Schwab Charitable; at the same time, the foundation must distribute about $344.6 million (about 2.304 billion yuan at current exchange rates) in 2025 under federal rules.
The couple has announced donations totaling about $180 million (about 1.203 billion yuan at current exchange rates) to four universities, including $75 million (about 501 million yuan at current exchange rates) to Vanderbilt University's San Francisco campus to establish a school of art and design. Their philanthropy also overlaps with the 英伟达 ecosystem: the foundation buys compute from CoreWeave, a key 英伟达 partner and customer, and donates compute resources worth a total of $108.3 million (about 724 million yuan at current exchange rates) to universities and nonprofit organizations. After 黄仁勋's resignation, the foundation's future funding sources, governance division of duties and pace of AI compute donations have all become a focus of outside attention.
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