Ralph Lauren

Chairman , Ralph Lauren

$9.91B

as of 10/04/24

About Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren is executive chairman and chief creative officer of Ralph Lauren, his all-American fashion empire. He controls 85% of the voting rights.

Lauren started the business in 1967 from 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; His son, David, is chief branding and innovation officer.

Born in the Bronx to Jewish immigrants, Ralph Lifshitz, as he was then known, worked as a part-time stock boy at a department store as a teenager.

For 30 years, Lauren has supported breast cancer research, cofounding Georgetown's Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research in 1989.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Apparel

Residence

New York, New York

Marital status

Married

Birth date

10/14/39 (age 84)

Number of children

Education

Drop Out, City University of New York City College; Diploma, High School

Self-made

self-made

Ralph Lauren’s fortune is worth

165K

troy ounces of gold

153K

median U.S. household

99K

median U.S. income

0.198%

U.S. credit card volume

0.04%

GDP of the United States

0.029%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

In June 2019, Lauren was awarded an honorary knighthood by Prince Charles, a first for any American designer.

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

NYSE | RL-US

Ralph Lauren$4.4B