Leon Black

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leon Black
Occupation	Financier
Date Of Birth	Jul 31, 1951(1951-07-31)
Age	73
Birthplace	Manhattan
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Leo

Leon Black Biography

Leon Black is one of the most popular and richest Financier who was born on July 31, 1951 in Manhattan, New York, United States.

Leon David Black (born 1951) is an American investor and art collector. He specializes in leveraged buyouts and private equity. He founded the private equity firm Apollo Global Management in 1990. He is the chairman of MoMa.

From 1977 to 1990, Leon Black was employed by investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert, where he served as managing director, head of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group, and co-head of the Corporate Finance Department. Black was regarded as “junk bond king” Michael Milken’s right-hand man at Drexel. In 1990, he co-founded, on the heels of the collapse of Drexel Burnham Lambert, the private equity firm Apollo Global Management. Notable founders included: John Hannan, Drexel’s former co-director of international finance; Craig Cogut, a lawyer who worked with Drexel’s high-yield division in Los Angeles; Arthur Bilger, the former head of the Drexel’s corporate finance department; Antony Ressler, who worked as a senior vice president in Drexel’s high yield department with responsibility for the new issue/syndicate desk; and Marc Rowan, Josh Harris and Michael Gross, who all worked under Black in the mergers and acquisitions department.

Leon Black Net Worth

Leon Black is one of the richest Financier from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leon Black 's net worth 9.8 billion USD (2021). (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Black is a son of Eli M. Black (1921–1975), a prominent Jewish businessman who emigrated from Poland and was best known for owning the United Brands Company. His mother, Shirley Lubell (sister of Tulsa oil executive Benedict I. Lubell) was an artist. In 1975, his father committed suicide by jumping out of the 44th floor of the Pan Am Building in New York City. It was later made public that, at the time, federal regulators were investigating allegations that United Brands was bribing Honduran government officials. Black received a BA in Philosophy and History from Dartmouth College in 1973 and a MBA from Harvard University in 1975. He served on the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College from 2002 to 2011. In 2012 Black gave US$48 million toward a new visual arts center at Dartmouth College.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Leon Black Dating?

According to our records, Leon Black married to Debra Black. As of December 1, 2023, Leon Black’s is not dating anyone.

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In June 2016, a lawsuit over the Picasso sculpture Bust of a Woman (Marie- Thérèse) between the advisory firm Pelham Europe and art gallery owner Larry Gagosian was settled. Pelham Europe, an agent for a member of Qatar’s royal family, and Gagosian, who had resold the bust to Leon Black, both claimed ownership. The case was settled by Maya Widmaier-Picasso, the owner of the sculpture. The settlement included Leon Black getting the sculpture and Widmaier Picasso paying Pelham an undisclosed amount.

Facts & Trivia

Ranked on the list of most popular Financier. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Leon Black celebrates birthday on July 31 of every year.

Is Leon Black still at Apollo?

It was a year when longtime CEO and chairman Leon Black stepped down from Apollo after an investigation into his payment of more than $150 million to Jeffrey Epstein during the 2010s. Black’s departure sparked a scramble for power between fellow cofounders Marc Rowan and Josh Harris.

What is Leon Black salary?

Net Worth:$10 Billion
Salary:| $1 Billion +
Monthly Income:| $100 Million +
Date of Birth:| July 31, 1951
Gender:| Male

Who is Leon Black children?

The Blacks have three sons, Benjamin, Joshua, and Alexander (’11), and a daughter, Victoria. Benjamin, who attended Dartmouth for a year and received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007, worked as an analyst at Goldman Sachs before enrolling in the joint JD/MBA program at Harvard University.

How old is Leon Black?

70 years (July 31, 1951)

Who is Leon Black's wife?

Debra Black