Jensen Huang’s Houses: Exploring the Former Nvidia CEO’s $38 Million San Francisco Mansion and Other Properties

It’s been a big week for Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang. The billionaire announced he is stepping down as CEO of the AI hardware giant following reports that he had at least two extramarital affairs: one with a suspected Chinese spy, and another with one of his company’s senior executives (other reports allege a third affair with another Nvidia employee). Jensen will reportedly testify before Congress later this month to discuss his relationship with the alleged spy. We can only assume that the Taipei City native is weathering the storm at home, but where are Jensen Huang’s houses? Even Jensen himself may be wondering the answer to that question, if a recent New York Times interview is any indication (more on that later).Unsurprisingly, the tech titan hasn’t strayed too far from Silicon Valley, where Nvidia has been based since it was founded in the mid-80s, with his real estate purchases. After graduating from Oregon State University, where he met his wife, Lori Huang, Jensen began buying properties in California’s Bay Area, and he and Lori still own two of them. So far, the superbillionaire’s only exception to that rule has been an estate on Maui in Hawaii. Time will tell if the scandal spurs any real estate changes for him.One thing that will presumably change about Jensen’s home life in the immediate future: footing the bill for his security team. Nvidia has, until now, covered the cost of its former CEO’s private security. The company spent about $4 million in 2026 on “home security, protection during personal travel, consulting and drivers” for Jensen, per the New York Post. Though that arrangement is likely coming to an end, that shouldn’t be too big a problem for Jensen; the scandal has put Nvidia’s stock—and therefore Jensen’s net worth—in a slight flux, but he is still worth an estimated $144.7 billion at the time of publication.Read on for a rundown of Jensen Huang’s houses dating back to his arrival in Silicon Valley.Starter home in San JoseAccording to The New York Times, Jensen married Lori shortly after his 1984 graduation from Oregon State University, where they met as lab partners in an electrical engineering class. The newlywed graduates high-tailed it to Silicon Valley to start their careers as microchip designers, and Jensen bought his first house: a 1,500-square-foot three-bedroom home in San Jose, California. It’s unclear exactly when or for how much he bought the property, but Jensen sold it in 1988 for $185,000.Upgraded San Jose residenceThat same year, Jensen and Lori moved into a larger San Jose home that they bought for $338,000. With 2,300 square feet of interior living space, it had four bedrooms. Jensen lived here when he co-founded Nvidia in 1993; he sold the house in 2002 for $500,000, the Wall Street Journal reports.Los Altos Hills new buildFrom there, the Huangs moved into an even more upgraded residence: a 7,000-square-foot home in Los Altos Hills, a tony area about 15 miles from the Nvidia headquarters. They paid $6.9 million for the newly built six-bedroom dwelling in 2003. According to Realtor.com, the two-story house hosts a resort-worthy swimming pool. The Huangs still own this house.Hawaii propertyA year after buying his house in Los Altos Hills, Jensen paid $7.5 million for a Hawaiian estate. The oceanfront property is located within Wailea Resort, an exclusive gated community on the south side of Maui, per the WSJ. The contemporary-style mansion reportedly has seven bedrooms across about 8,000 square feet. The Huangs still maintain this residence too.Mansion on San Francisco’s Gold CoastIn 2017, Jensen made his most recent real estate purchase: a newly completed $38 million mansion in the high-end Pacific Heights neighborhood on San Francisco’s Gold Coast. The residence is modern in style, with a curved roofline and a limestone exterior. It boasts 11,400 square feet of interior living space, with seven bedrooms, seven full bathrooms, three half-baths, a wine cellar, an outdoor kitchen, an elevator, a home theater, a gym with a sauna, a library, numerous fireplaces, and a fifth-floor observation deck with views of the Golden Gate Bridge. The house took four years to construct, its developer told the WSJ.San Francisco’s famous Golden Gate Bridge Photo: George Rose/Getty ImagesThis seems to be Jensen’s primary residence—although, according to a September 2026 New York Times interview, he could not tell you where it is. “There are a lot of skills that don’t matter,” Jensen told the outlet in response to a question about AI weakening students’ basic math skills. "My first confession, I actually don’t know my address… One day I had to pump gas — it was a few years ago. They needed my ZIP code, and I panicked. I didn’t know my ZIP code. I don’t know my telephone number. I forget these things. I can live with it.”