Bernard Arnault & family

Chairman and CEO, LVMH Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy

$161.13B

$4.1B (-2.5%)

as of 03/31/25

About Bernard Arnault & family

Bernard Arnault oversees the LVMH empire of 75 fashion and cosmetics brands, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora.

LVMH acquired American jeweler Tiffany & Co in 2021 for $15.8 billion, believed to be the biggest luxury brand acquisition ever.

Arnault's holding company Agache backs venture capital firm Aglaé Ventures, which has investments in businesses such as Netflix and TikTok parent company ByteDance.

His father made a small fortune in construction; Arnault got his start by putting up $15 million from that business to buy Christian Dior in 1984.

Arnault's five children all work at LVMH; in July 2022, he proposed a reorganization of his holding company Agache to become a limited partnership.

LVMH was the lead sponsor of the 2024 Paris Olympics and, together with Arnault, contributed 200 million euros to the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral, which reopened in December 2024.

Personal stats

Citizenship

France

Source of wealth

LVMH

Residence

Paris, France

Marital status

Married

Birth date

03/05/49 (age 76)

Number of children

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Ecole Polytechnique de Paris

Self-made

inherited and growing