Debra Black

Debra Black
Born	Debra Ressler
Education	Barnard College (BA)
Occupation	Broadway producer
Spouse	Leon Black
Children	4
Relatives	Tony Ressler (brother)
Awards	Tony Award for Best Play (2006, 2008)

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

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. 15 May 2007. 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. 15 December 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
11. "Art Industry News: Leveraged-Buyout Tycoon Leon Black and His Wife Debra Give MoMA $40 Million + Other Stories". Artnet News. 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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.