Ronald Lauder
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Estee Lauder
- Industry
- Fashion & Retail
- Residence
- New York, New York
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 2
Assets
- The Estée Lauder Companies2,421,000 shares @ --EL-US
Biography
Ronald Lauder is the youngest son of makeup maven Estée Lauder, who founded her eponymous beauty company in 1946.
He became the chairman of Clinique Laboratories in 1994 and still occupies that position today.
Lauder spent nearly 50 years as a board member. He stepped off in 2009, but was reelected to the board in 2016 and retired in 2025.
The president of the World Jewish Congress and a Trump donor, Lauder has informally advised the White House on Israel.
Lauder served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for NATO affairs from 1983 to 1986 and was ambassador to Austria for one year.
About
Lauder has amassed roughly 4,000 works of art worth at least $1 billion and also has a sizeable collection of medieval armor and arms dating from the 3rd century BC.
Lauder's daughter Jane is a director at Estée Lauder; his daughter Aerin serves as its style and image director.