Ronald Lauder | |
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.jpg) Lauder in 2014 | |
| President of the World Jewish Congress | |
| Assumed office June 10, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Edgar Bronfman, Sr. |
| United States Ambassador to Austria | |
| In office April 16, 1986 – October 27, 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Helene A. von Damm |
| Succeeded by | Henry Anatole Grunwald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Steven Lauder February 26, 1944 New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jo Carole Knopf |
| Children | Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer Jane Lauder Warsh |
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| Relatives | Leonard Lauder (brother) William P. Lauder (nephew) |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) University of Paris University of Brussels |
| Occupation | Chairman 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Real Time Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved September 29, 2022.