Leonard A. Lauder, who helped build his Jewish family’s business into a cosmetic empire and a significant driver of philanthropy, Jewish and otherwise, died at his home in Manhattan on June 14 ...

Linda Levy, president, The Fragrance Foundation: Leonard Lauder was an extraordinary leader, teacher and icon in the world of fragrance, beauty and philanthropy.

When Lauder joined the family company in 1958, annual revenue was about $800,000, he said. In 2009, the year he stepped down as chairman, it topped $7.3 billion.

Mr. Lauder co-founded and was co-director of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, which he launched in 1998 with his brother, fellow Palm Beach resident Ronald Lauder, and Dr. Howard Fillit ...

Lauder was known as much for his philanthropy as for his business acumen, and championed health causes such as Alzheimer’s disease and breast cancer. He pledged $1 billion in Cubist works to the ...

Founded in 1998 by Leonard A. and Ronald S. Lauder, the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation is dedicated to rapidly accelerating the discovery of drugs to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer's ...

In 1998, Lauder and his brother, Ronald S. Lauder, founded the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, which supports drug research to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer’s.

Leonard A. Lauder, the founders of The Estée Lauder Companies, passed away on Sunday. Not just a businessman, Leonard was known for his love for art, philanthropy and his contribution to medical ...

Estee Lauders Cos. announced the news in a release on Sunday and said he died on Saturday surrounded by family. Lauder, the oldest son of Estee and Joseph H. Lauder, who founded the company in 1946, ...

Leonard Lauder, the billionaire businessman who helped turn his family’s cosmetics company into a global beauty empire, has died. The 92-year-old Lauder's death came on Saturday, June 14, at his ...

In 1998, Lauder and his brother, Ronald S. Lauder, founded the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, which supports drug research to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer’s.