Evelyn H. Lauder
Vice President for Healthcare Outcomes Policy and
Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
Norway
Biography
Evelyn Lauder has been a successful businesswoman for 50 plus years at The Estée Lauder Companies; an activist and philanthropist; an accomplished photographer; and a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. In 1989, Lauder initiated a fundraising drive that established the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. In October 1992, she co-created the Pink Ribbon with SELF magazine, which today has become the worldwide symbol of breast health.
Research Interest
The Estée Lauder Companies Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign was established in 1992 and to date has distributed more than 110 million Pink Ribbons worldwide. In 1993, Lauder founded The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) which, to date, has raised over $290 million to fund innovative clinical and translational research worldwide. In 2000, Lauder and The Estée Lauder Companies launched its Global Landmarks Illumination Initiative, whereby historic landmarks are illuminated in pink lights during the month of October, focusing global attention on this issue. Lauder has received much recognition, including France’s Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 2002.
