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Debra Black (née Ressler; born 1954 or 1955)[1] 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.[2] She is the sister of Tony Ressler, who co-founded Apollo Global Management with Leon Black.[3] She graduated from Barnard College in 1976.[4] She has four children, including Benjamin, with Leon Black.[5]

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).[6][7][8]

Philanthropic activities

Black and her husband co-founded the Melanoma Research Alliance, which funds melanoma research worldwide.[9] Black is a melanoma survivor herself.[1]

She was elected a trustee of the Rockefeller University in 2010.[10] In 2015, She was elected a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[11] In 2018, she and her husband donated $40 million to the Museum of Modern Art for its renovation and expansion.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b Kroll, Luisa. “A Billionaire Wife’s Very Personal And Passionate War Against Melanoma”. Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  2. ^ “Paid Notice: Deaths RESSLER, IRA RICHARD”. The New York Times. 2000-10-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  3. ^ “Art billionaire and collector Leon Black investigated over financial dealings with Epstein”. Tatler. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  4. ^ “Apollo’s Black donates $48 million to Dartmouth College”. Reuters. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  5. ^ Alden, William (2014-11-07). “The Raging Bulls on Wall Street, Charity Division”. DealBook. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  6. ^ “Debra Black Tony Awards Info”. www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  7. ^ “61st Annual Tony Award Winners”. www.cbsnews.com. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  8. ^ Brown, Tony; Dealer, The Plain (2008-06-13). “The 2008 Tony Award Nominees”. cleveland. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  9. ^ “Debra Black”. Melanoma Research Alliance. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  10. ^ “Debra Black and Ajit Jain elected to Board of Trustees”. News. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  11. ^ “Debra R. Black Elected Metropolitan Museum Trustee”. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 15 December 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  12. ^ “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.
  13. ^ “Couple donates $40m for MoMA’s renovation and expansion”. The Art Newspaper – International art news and events. 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2022-03-26.