[1] Alain Merieux has also been involved in political activities in France, where he was first vice-president of the board of the Rhone-Alpes region from 1986 until 1998, where he was in charge of foreign relations, economic development, research and secondary education.

[2] Mérieux lives in Lyon, and is married with three children.

[1] In 2006, his eldest son, Christopher died of a heart attack.

His middle son, Rudolph died in 1996 in a plane crash.

As of 2 December 2021, Bloomberg estimated Mérieux's net worth to be US$8.80 Billion which make him the 277th richest person in the world.