Rank #2531
William Lauder
Net worth $1.6B
Estee Lauder · United States
- Born
- Apr 11, 1960
- Age
- 66
- Source
- Estee Lauder
- Residence
- New York, New York
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Divorced
- Children
- 0
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Pennsylvania
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Biography
- William Lauder is a grandson of Estée Lauder, who founded the cosmetics firm, and eldest son of Leonard Lauder, who was CEO and chairman for 17 years.
- A member of the family's third generation, he was Estée Lauder's CEO from 2004 to 2009.
- In January 2025, he stepped down as executive chairman of the company, a position he'd held since 2009.
- He now serves as chairman of Estée Lauder's board of directors.
- He lives in a Park Avenue co-op, and has homes in New York's Westchester County and in Aspen, Colorado.
- Lauder graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and now sits on the institution's board. He started lecturing Penn MBA students in 2012.
- Lauder joined family's cosmetics company Estee Lauder in 1986 as regional marketing director of Clinique USA. He created the Origins brand in 1990.
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