Overview

• Lauder joined Estée Lauder in 1958 and led the company for nearly four decades.
• He expanded the beauty empire with acquisitions and led its public listing and global expansion.
• Annual revenue grew from $800,000 to more than $7 billion under his leadership.
• He established the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation in honor of his mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s.
• He originated the ‘Lipstick Index’ to highlight shifts in consumer spending during recessions.