William Lauder

William Philip Lauder is an American billionaire businessman, and executive chairman of The Estée Lauder Companies, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of skin care, make-up, fragrance and hair care products.

William Lauder is chairman of cosmetics giant Estée Lauder, a position he’s held since 2009.

A member of the family’s third generation, he was Estée Lauder’s CEO from 2004 to 2009.

He’s a grandson of Estée Lauder, who founded the cosmetics firm, and eldest son of Leonard Lauder, who was CEO and chairman for 17 years.

He lives in a Park Avenue co-op, and has homes in New York’s Westchester County and in Aspen, Colorado.