Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio

Early Life

Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio was born in Milan, Italy, on May 6, 1995. He is the son of Leonardo Del Vecchio, the founder of Luxottica, and Nicoletta Zampillo. He is also the half-brother of Claudio Del Vecchio. Del Vecchio attended schools in the U.S. and the United Kingdom as an exchange student and graduated from Bocconi University with a degree in Business Economics and Management.

Rise to Success

After graduating, Del Vecchio began working for EssilorLuxottica in 2017. He is the only son working for the company. He currently serves as the chief strategy officer of the company. He is also the president of Ray-Ban.

Key Business Strategies

Del Vecchio's role as chief strategy officer involves contributing to the strategic direction of EssilorLuxottica, which has a diversified business model integrating design, manufacturing, retail, and med-tech. EssilorLuxottica has expanded organically and through strategic partnerships, including a collaboration with Meta on smart glasses. The company's strategy also includes med-tech investments.

Philanthropy

The OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation aims to eliminate uncorrected poor vision in a generation by creating sustainable access through innovative approaches to impact philanthropy. Since 2013, the group has created permanent access to vision care for over 1 billion people.