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. Lauder had a net worth of $4.7 billion in May 2025.
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.
