Jane Lauder ’95 elected to Stanford Board of Trustees

Published Feb. 2, 2025, 11:34 p.m., last updated Feb. 2, 2025, 11:49 p.m.

Jane Lauder ’95, a former executive and current board member at Estée Lauder Companies, began a five-year term on the Stanford Board of Trustees Saturday.

Lauder’s election to the Board comes amid wider changes to University leadership this year, including the inauguration of Jonathan Levin ’94 as president, the election of Roelof Botha MBA ’00, Stacy Brown-Philpot ’02 and Peter Salovey ’80 to the board and the election of Lily Sarafan ’03 as board chair.

Lauder graduated from Stanford with a B.A. in history in 1995. She currently serves as a member of Stanford’s Humanities and Sciences Council, providing outside support and non-academic viewpoints to the leadership of the School of Humanities and Sciences.

Lauder described studying at Stanford as “more than just an education,” according to the Stanford Report. “It’s a place of discovery and exploration that shapes how you think and view the world. It is not only an open, inclusive, and welcoming community but also entrepreneurial and on the cutting edge of research.” 

Previously, Lauder contributed to Stanford Athletics and the Stanford Fund and endowed the University with a data science professorship aimed at educating leaders with data-driven problem-solving skills.

“There are so many incredible breakthroughs that Stanford is leading in, and for me, that’s exciting. Stanford is part of innumerable positive impacts on the world,” Lauder said.

Lauder, the granddaughter of Estée Lauder Companies founders Estée and Joseph Lauder, previously served as Chief Data Officer and Executive Vice President of Enterprise Marketing at the company. She also serves on the boards of Eventbrite, Friends of the High Line and the New York Public Library.

“We are delighted to welcome Jane to the Board of Trustees and look forward to working with her,” said board chair Jerry Yang ’90 M.S. ’90. “Her strong leadership experience and enthusiastic commitment to Stanford’s research and teaching missions will undoubtedly make her a valuable addition to the board.”

“I’m excited for the opportunity to work closely with [Lauder],” Sarafan wrote to The Daily. “Our board will greatly benefit from Jane’s global perspective, strong connections to Stanford and extensive leadership experience.”



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