Early Life And Education

Ronald Lauder was born 26th February 1944, to Joseph and Estee Lauder. His parents were the founders of the Estee Lauder Companies. Ronald Lauder was born in New York City, United States, and has an older brother, Leonard.

Ronald Lauder did his education at Bronx High School of Science, followed by Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated with a degree in International Business. Ronald Lauder also studied at the University of Paris, and the University of Brussels.

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Career

In 1964, Ronald Lauder began work for his parents in their Estee Lauder Company.

Ronald Lauder also became involved in politics, and in 1984 he was appointed as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy, based at The Pentagon. The United States President at the time, Ronald Reagan, named Ronald Lauder as United States Ambassador to Austria, in 1986. He held the position for one year.

Ronald Lauder ran for Mayor of New York City in 1989 but lost to Rudy Giuliani.

The Ronald Lauder family was Jewish, and the boys were raised as such. Ronald Lauder had strong ties to Israel, and in 1998 he was asked by Benjamin Netanyahu (Israeli Prime Minister), to begin the informal discussion with Syria. The negotiations continued after the elections in Israel, in which Ehud Barak took over as Prime Minister.

Although Ronald Lauder made good headway with Syria on a treaty for peace, the negotiations eventually broke down. As many would be aware, during the Nazi period, many European Jewish people had their wealth stolen and confiscated by the Nazis. Many artworks were included in the “lost” fortunes. Ronald Lauder has assisted in the recovery of several of these artworks.

Ronald Lauder is Chairman Emeritus of the Estee Lauder Companies. His brother, Leonard, is currently Chairman of the Board.

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