[2] From 1990 to 1998, Lauder was vice president/general manager and then president of Origins Natural Resources Inc., where he led the introduction and development of this brand.

Under his leadership, Origins created a store-within-a-store concept and had the highest growth rate of cosmetic companies in the U.S.[citation needed] From June 1998 to July 2001, Lauder was president, Clinique Laboratories.

[citation needed] He directed the company's online activities on a worldwide basis, including the Gloss.com joint venture with Chanel and Clarins.

[citation needed] He is the co-chair of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, a member of the board of directors of The Fresh Air Fund and the 92nd Street Y.

[9][10] He has three daughters, lives in a Park Avenue co-op, and has homes in New York's Westchester County, Aspen, Colorado, and Palm Beach, Florida.