Debra Black | |
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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.
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]
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]
Debra Black | |
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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.
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]
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]