Overview

• Lauder served as president (1972–1995), CEO (1982–1999) and chairman (1995–2009) of Estée Lauder Companies, remaining chairman emeritus and active in acquisition strategy until his death.
• He oversaw the launch and acquisition of brands such as Clinique, Aramis, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Jo Malone London, La Mer and MAC Cosmetics, and took the company public in 1995.
• Under his leadership annual revenue expanded from about $800,000 in 1958 to over $16 billion by 2024, cementing Estée Lauder as a global beauty powerhouse.
• His philanthropic legacy includes donating a 78-piece Cubist collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, co-founding the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation and supporting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
• Tributes from Estée Lauder executives and industry peers praised his visionary leadership, mentorship and lifelong commitment to innovation, art and medical research.