Ronald Lauder | |
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![]() 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 Steven Lauder (born February 26, 1944) is an American businessman and pro-Israel 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 as of September 2022 (number 563 on Forbes' list of billionaires).[3]