Leonard Lauder
Cosmetics · United States
Net worth
$21.4B
Lifetime giving
$1.0B
Share of wealth given
4.5%
Impact Score
50
Impact rank
#53
Hypothetical wealth
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Leonard Lauder was an American business executive and philanthropist best known for leading Estée Lauder Companies and helping globalize the family cosmetics business. He is also widely associated with the idea of the “lipstick effect,” which he popularized during the 2001 recession. He died at age 92 in 2025.