Is Nicole Shanahan Chinese? Sergey Brin’s Second Wife Was Raised By Asian Parents
Emma Newman
Updated on January 05, 2026
Is Nicole Shanahan Chinese? Her Parents Nationality Is Asian
The co-founder of ClearAccessIP has roots in Chinese ancestry. One of her parents belongs of Asian nationality mother was an immigrant from China to the United States.
The businesswoman was born to he parents in 1983 in Oakland, United States, and is currently 38 years old. Though her father’s whereabouts are a mystery her mother is of Chinese origin. The entrepreneur is deeply interested in her Asian routes and loves to explore and study them.
She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Asian studies from the University of Puget Sound in 2007. Her degree also included minors in economics and Mandarin Chinese. Further, in 2007, she graduated with a degree in World Trade Organization Studies from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.
The entrepreneur went to the National University of Singapore where she studied global IP trade and Chinese law. She is also a graduate of the Santa Clara University School of law and used to work there as an associate as well as journal editor on computer and high technology law.
Sergey Brin Wife Divorce
The co-founder of Sergey Brin filed a petition for divorce against his wife Nicole Shanahan on January 4, 2022, after he came to know about the affair of his wife.
The couple exchanged their marital vows in 2018 and remained together until the beginning of 2022. They got married after dating each other in 2015 and are blessed with a beautiful daughter. After hard struggle and toil, the couple welcomed their first child in 2018.
Though there is no exact reason revealed for the divorce, people globally assume that Nicole’s affair with the SpaceX co-founder might one of the reasons. However, as of Brin, he mentioned irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce.
Nicole Shanahan Affair With Elon Musk
Nicole Shanahan and the world’s richest man Elon Musk reportedly had an affair and it is believed to be the cause of her divorce.
Elon Musk’s alleged brief affair with the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin led to the couple’s divorce filing
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 24, 2022
The billionaire is currently being trolled all over social media as his affair with the CheckAccessIP co-founder has surfaced. The widespread rumors and reports, neither of the two have revealed anything about the relationship to this date.
The businesswoman was previously married to Jeremy Kranz till 2014. However, the couple parted ways after their request for divorce was granted by the court. This time also, it was the businesswoman’s ex-husband who was the one to file a petition for the divorce.