Daniel Brodsky (born 1944) is an American
real estate developer
Real estate development, or property development, is a business process, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re- lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw land and the sale of developed land or parcels to othe ...
, art collector, and member of the board at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...
, where he served as Chairman from 2011-2021.
[Inside Philanthropy: "Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky"]
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October 4, 2014
Biography
Daniel Brodsky was born in 1944. His mother Shirley (née Markowitz) is a painter and his father, Nathan Brodsky, was a real estate developer.
November 14, 2008
August 1, 2006 He has one sister Thea Brodsky Amro. He earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...
in 1968 and an M.A. in urban planning from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service is the public policy school of New York University in New York City, New York. The school is named after New York City former mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. in 1989.
History
In 1938, NYU of ...
at New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, th ...
in 1970.[Real Estate Board of New York: "Daniel Brodsky - The Brodsky Organization"]
retrieved April 14, 2017 In 1971, he joined the real estate development and management firm founded by his father. In 1981, the firm was renamed The Brodsky Organization. In 2006, his father died and Daniel became the CEO of The Brodsky Organization. The Brodsky Organization has developed over 8,000 apartments in New York City, and is one of the largest developers of middle class housing in the city.
Philanthropy and Board Memberships
Brodsky has served the boards of the American Museum of Natural History and the Municipal Art Society
The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) is a non-profit membership organization for preservation in New York City, which aims to encourage thoughtful planning and urban design and inclusive neighborhoods across the city.
The organization was ...
and is currently a trustee
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of the New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company' ...
. In 2011, he was elected Chairman of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...
where he had previously served on its Real Estate Council (1984), as a trustee of the museum, and vice chairman of the Buildings Committee. He established the Brodsky Family Fellowship at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service is the public policy school of New York University in New York City, New York. The school is named after New York City former mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. in 1989.
History
In 1938, NYU of ...
which provides scholarships for students studying in the areas of urban economic development, housing policy, and affordable housing.
He is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York.
In 2012, following the appointment at The Met, the by-laws
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of the museum were formally amended to recognize the office of the chairman as having authority over the assignment and review of both the offices of president and director of the museum.['Met Museum Changes Leadership Structure'. NY Times, June 13, 2017](_blank)
/ref> The office of chairman was first introduced relatively late in the museum's history in the 1960s in contemplation of the anticipated donation of the Lehman collection to the museum and has since that time, under Brodsky, become the most senior administrative position at the museum. Brodsky's term as Chairman of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...
ended in January 2021.
Personal life
He is married to art historian and philanthropist Estrellita Brodsky, the daughter of immigrants from Venezuela
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and Uruguay
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. Mrs. Brodsky was named one of the Top 200 Collectors by ArtNews Magazine for 2017 and 2018. They have three children, Katherine, Alexander, and Thomas. Most of the family are alumni of NYU with his wife obtaining a PhD from New York University Institute of Fine Arts
The Institute of Fine Arts (IFA) of New York University is dedicated to graduate teaching and advanced research in the history of art, archaeology and the conservation and technology of works of art. It offers Master of Arts and Doctor of Philoso ...
in 2009; his daughter a J.D. in 2006; and his son, Alexander, a B.S. from the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development in 2001. His sons Alexander and Thomas and his nephew, J. Dean Amro, all hold senior positions at The Brodsky Organization.The Real Deal: "Figuring out who’s next in line" By Philana Patterson
October 31, 2007
References
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American real estate businesspeople
Jewish American philanthropists
Living people
1945 births
21st-century American Jews