Debra Black Explained

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