Aerin Lauder

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Aerin Lauder
Born
Aerin Rebecca Lauder

(1970-04-23) April 23, 1970 (age 55)
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania
OccupationsCreative director, Estée Lauder Companies
Spouse
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(m. 1996)​
Children2
Father Ronald Lauder
Relatives Estée Lauder (grandmother)
Jane Lauder (sister)
Leonard Lauder (uncle)
William P. Lauder (cousin)

Aerin Rebecca Lauder Zinterhofer (born April 23, 1970) [1] is an American billionaire heiress and businesswoman. [2]

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Family and education

Lauder is the daughter of Jo Carole Lauder (née Knopf) and Ronald Lauder. [3] Her father served as U.S. Ambassador to Austria under President Ronald Reagan, and is the president of the World Jewish Congress. [4] She is the granddaughter of Estée Lauder and Joseph Lauder, the cofounders of the cosmetics company Estée Lauder Companies. She has one sister, Jane Lauder Warsh. [5]

Lauder graduated from University of Pennsylvania. [6] She worked at the family company during and after college. She then studied at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. [7]

Career

Lauder is the style and image director for the Estée Lauder Companies [8] and has her own cosmetic, perfume, fashion, and furniture line named AERIN. [5] She also has a furniture and accessories collection. [9] [10]

She owns 16 million shares in the Estée Lauder Companies making her worth $2.7 billion as of 2019 [5] [11] and ranking her 319 on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans. [12]

Personal life

In 1996, Lauder married Eric Zinterhofer in a Jewish ceremony in Wainscott, New York. [6] Zinterhofer is an investment banker, the co-founder of the private equity firm Searchlight Capital Partners and the former co-head of media and telecommunications investing at Apollo Global Management. [5] The couple lives in New York City [13] and East Hampton, New York [8] [14] with their two sons. [15] She also has homes in Aspen, Colorado, [16] , Palm Beach, Florida, [17] and on the Pacific coast of Panama. [18]

Works and publications

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Aerin R Lauder - United States Public Records". FamilySearch . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ Tell, Caroline (December 7, 2012). "Aerin Lauder: The granddaughter of Estée Lauder and founder of her own lifestyle brand on beauty, basics and (not eating) breakfast". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Lauder Family: Aerin Lauder". Estée Lauder Companies . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ Lake, Eli (May 13, 2008). "Bush Visit May Boost Olmert". The New York Sun . Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Jong, David de (November 15, 2013). "Lauder Granddaughters Become Billionaires on Beauty Boom". Bloomberg Business News . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Weddings: Aerin R. Lauder, Eric Zinterhofer". The New York Times . June 2, 1996. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ Kors, Michael (May 22, 2013). "Michael Kors Interviews Aerin Lauder". Aspen Peak . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Stewart Ward, Kristina (June 25, 2009). "At Home with Stylesetter Aerin Lauder". Elle Decor . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ Goldfarb, Brad (July 31, 2013). "Aerin Lauder's New Furniture and Accessories Collections". Architectural Digest . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Aerin Lauder's Debut Home Collection". Architectural Digest . April 28, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  11. ↑ Saul, Josh (November 16, 2013). "Lauder grandkids NY's newest billionaires". New York Post . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  12. ↑ "The Forbes 400 2019". Forbes. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  13. ↑ Parnass, Alexandra (June 1, 2007). "Aerin Lauder's Closet Confidential". Harper's Bazaar . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  14. ↑ "From the Archives: Aerin Lauder's Wainscott Home". Vogue . July 1, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  15. ↑ Mulligan, Kimberly (July 21, 2013). "Aerin Lauder Invites Us Into Her Home; Dishes On Parenting & That Gorgeous New Lifestyle Brand". Elizabeth Street. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Mountain High: Aerin Lauder's Aspen Home". Vogue . November 2, 2011. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  17. ↑ Wahl, Phebe. "Aerin Lauder's Nature-Inspired Palm Beach Oasis". Modern Luxury. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Tour Aerin Lauder's Indoor-Outdoor Tropical Escape". Architectural Digest. February 3, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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