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]

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