# Billionaire Nvidia Corp. director Mark Stevens and his wife Mary are gifting $200 million to the University of Southern California.

*genai · news · 2026-05-06 · NDTV Profit*

## Key points

- Mark and Mary Stevens are donating $200 million to USC specifically for AI research and education.
- USC's school of advanced computing will be renamed after the Stevens couple due to this donation.
- The gift is dedicated to recruiting top AI faculty, not building infrastructure or facilities.
- USC will launch a new Artificial Intelligence for Business degree this fall as part of this initiative.

**Companies:** Nvidia
**Countries:** United States

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