[2] His father Leonardo Del Vecchio was the billionaire founder of Luxottica, an Italian eyewear company, and Claudio has been called his "heir apparent".
[1] His mother, Luciana Nervo, was Leonardo Del Vecchio's first wife; he was married three times.
During his tenure as CEO of Luxottica during the 1990s, Del Vecchio took the company public, and led the acquisition of LensCrafters in 1995.
[4][5][6] After the death of his father in 2022, he inherited 12.5% stake of the family's Luxembourg-based holding company Delfin.
[2] Claudio Del Vecchio lives in nine-bedroom estate in Muttontown, Long Island, that has been listed for $11 million in 2021.