Ronald Lauder

Ronald Lauder
Lauder in 2014
President of the World Jewish Congress
Assumed office
June 10, 2007
Preceded byEdgar Bronfman, Sr.
United States Ambassador to Austria
In office
April 16, 1986 – October 27, 1987
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byHelene A. von Damm
Succeeded byHenry Anatole Grunwald
Personal details
Born
Ronald Steven Lauder

(1944-02-26) February 26, 1944 (age 80)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJo Carole Knopf
ChildrenAerin Lauder Zinterhofer
Jane Lauder Warsh
Parent
RelativesLeonard Lauder (brother)
William P. Lauder (nephew)
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BS)
University of Paris
University of Brussels
OccupationChairman Emeritus of Estée Lauder Companies

Ronald (Ron) Steven Lauder (born February 26, 1944) is an American businessman and political activist. He and his brother, Leonard Lauder, are the sole heirs to the Estée Lauder cosmetics company, founded by their parents, Estée Lauder and Joseph Lauder, in 1946.[1][2]

According to Forbes, Lauder has a net worth of $4.5 billion dollars as of September 2022 (number 563 on Forbes' list of billionaires).[3]

  1. ^ Howerton, Ashley Brooke (2002). The Estee Lauder Companies Background and History. trace.tennessee.edu/ (Thesis). University of Tennessee Honors Thesis Projects. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Severo, Richard Severo (April 26, 2004). "Estée Lauder, Pursuer of Beauty And Cosmetics Titan, Dies at 97". The New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Real Time Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved September 29, 2022.