Ralph Lauren
New York, New York
Diploma, High School | Drop Out, City University of New York City College
United States
Ralph Lauren
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Ralph Lauren, Self Made
$6,500,000,000
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#215 Billionaires 2019
#71 Forbes 400 2018
Ralph Lauren is executive chairman and chief creative officer of Ralph Lauren, his all-American fashion empire. He controls 82% of the voting rights.Lauren started the business in 1967 in a tiny office at the Empire State building. His first breakthrough came when Neiman Marcus ordered 1,200 ties.He stepped down from his position as CEO in 2015.The company celebrated its 50th anniversary with a party in Central Park; guests included Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg.For 30 years, Lauren has supported breast cancer research, cofounding Georgetown's Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research in 1989.
The man who made American fashion cool once donated $10 million to help restore the original Star-Spangled Banner.Born in the Bronx to Jewish immigrants, Ralph Lifshitz, as he was then known, worked as a part-time stock boy at a local department store during his teenage years.
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