Ronald Lauder
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.
According to Forbes, Lauder had a net worth of $4.7 billion as of May 2025 (number 796 on Forbes' list of billionaires).