About Leon Black
  • Leon Black is the cofounder of private equity behemoth Apollo Global Management, which manages $600 billion in assets.
  • Black stepped down as Apollo's CEO and chairman in March 2021 after a board investigation found that he paid $158 million in fees to Jeffrey Epstein.
  • He spent much of his early career at investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert, where he eventually headed the mergers and acquisitions group.
  • After Drexel filed for bankruptcy in 1990, Black founded Apollo with colleagues Joshua Harris and Marc Rowan, both of whom are billionaires.
  • Apollo went public in 2011; Black still owns roughly 15% of the company.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
Age
72
Source of Wealth
Private equity, Self Made
Self-Made Score
8
Philanthropy Score
2
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
4
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Dartmouth College; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University
Did you know
An avid art collector, Black spent $120 million in 2012 for one of four versions of Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream."
Black and his wife, Debra, a melanoma survivor, have given millions of dollars to the Melanoma Research Alliance.
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