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Leon Black
Born
Leon David Black
(1951-07-31) July 31, 1951 (age 72)
Alma mater
Dartmouth College
Harvard Business School
Occupation(s)
Private equity investor and art collector
Known for
Co-founder of Apollo Management
Spouse
Debra Black
Children
4
Parent
Eli M. Black (father)
Family
Tony Ressler (brother-in-law)
Benedict I. Lubell (uncle)
Grace Borgenicht Brandt (aunt)
Leon David Black (born July 31, 1951)[1] is an American private equity investor. He is the former CEO of Apollo Global Management, which he co-founded in 1990 with Marc Rowan and Josh Harris.[2] Black was the chairman of the Museum of Modern Art from 2018 to 2021.[3][4][5]
^"Bloomberg Billionaires Index – Leon Black". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
^Goldstein, Matthew (March 26, 2021). "Leon Black Leaves Apollo Sooner Than Expected". The New York Times.
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^Greenberger, Alex (March 26, 2021). "Amid Jeffrey Epstein Fallout, Leon Black Will Step Down as MoMA Board Chair". ARTnews.com. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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