Debra Black

Debra Black is an American Broadway producer and philanthropist. She is the wife of Leon Black, co-founder of Apollo Global Management.

Debra Black
Born
Debra Ressler
EducationBarnard College (BA)
OccupationBroadway producer
SpouseLeon Black
Children4
RelativesTony Ressler (brother)
AwardsTony Award for Best Play (2006, 2008)

Biography

Black was born Debra Ressler to New York lawyer Ira Ressler.[1] She is the sister of Tony Ressler, who co-founded Apollo Global Management with Leon Black.[2] She graduated from Barnard College in 1976.[3]

Black is a Broadway producer who has been nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning two in the Tony Award for Best Play category for The History Boys (2006) and The Pillow Man (2008).[4][5][6]

Philanthropic activities

Black and her husband co-founded the Melanoma Research Alliance, which funds melanoma research worldwide.[7] Black is a melanoma survivor herself.[8]

She was elected a trustee of the Rockefeller University in 2010.[9] In 2015, She was elected a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[10] In 2018, she and her husband donated $40 million to the Museum of Modern Art for its renovation and expansion.[11][12]

References
  1. "Paid Notice: Deaths RESSLER, IRA RICHARD". The New York Times. 2000-10-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  2. "Art billionaire and collector Leon Black investigated over financial dealings with Epstein". Tatler. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  3. "Apollo's Black donates $48 million to Dartmouth College". Reuters. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  4. "Debra Black Tony Awards Info". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  5. "61st Annual Tony Award Winners". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  6. Brown, Tony; Dealer, The Plain (2008-06-13). "The 2008 Tony Award Nominees". cleveland. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  7. "Debra Black". Melanoma Research Alliance. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  8. Kroll, Luisa. "A Billionaire Wife's Very Personal And Passionate War Against Melanoma". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  9. "Debra Black and Ajit Jain elected to Board of Trustees". News. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  10. "Debra R. Black Elected Metropolitan Museum Trustee". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  11. News, Artnet (2018-11-20). "Art Industry News: Leveraged-Buyout Tycoon Leon Black and His Wife Debra Give MoMA $40 Million + Other Stories". Artnet News. Retrieved 2022-03-26. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. "Couple donates $40m for MoMA's renovation and expansion". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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