Ronald Lauder
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(s) | Jo Carole Knopf |
| Children | Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer Jane Lauder Warsh |
| Mother | Estée Lauder |
| Relatives | Leonard Lauder (brother) William P. Lauder (nephew) Eric Zinterhofer (son-in-law) Kevin Warsh (son-in-law) |
| 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 politician. He is the sole heir to The Estée Lauder Companies, founded by his parents Estée Lauder and Joseph Lauder.[1][2] Lauder had a net worth of $4.7 billion in May 2025.[3]
Lauder is a longtime Republican Party donor and supporter of President Donald Trump. He ran in the Republican primary for mayor of New York City in 1989. He also was the United States Ambassador to Austria from 1986 to 1987 during the Ronald Reagan administration.
Lauder has been said for inspiring Trump with the idea of the U.S. annexing Greenland.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Ronald Lauder". Forbes. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ↑ "Cosmetics Billionaire Convinced Trump That the U.S. Should Buy Greenland (Published 2022)". 2022-09-14. Archived from the original on 2025-11-07. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ↑ Burgis, Tom (2026-01-15). "How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
Other websites
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- World Jewish Congress
- Lauder Institute
- Chairman of the Board Ronald S. Lauder of the Jewish National Fund
- President Ronald S. Lauder of the World Jewish Congress, elected June 2007
- Profile at Central European Media Enterprises
- RWL Water Group
- Profile at Forbes
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Ronald Lauder on Charlie Rose
- Ronald Lauder on IMDb