Daniel Brodsky

Daniel Brodsky (born 1944) is an American real estate developer, art collector, and member of the board at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he served as chairman from 2011–2021.

Biography Daniel Brodsky was born in 1944. He has one sister Thea Brodsky Amro. In 1971, he joined the real estate development and management firm founded by his father.

Philanthropy and board memberships Brodsky has served the boards of the American Museum of Natural History and the Municipal Art Society and is currently a trustee of the New York City Ballet.

He is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York.

In 2012, following the appointment at The Met, the by-laws 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. 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.

Personal life He is married to art historian and philanthropist Estrellita Brodsky, the daughter of immigrants from Venezuela and Uruguay. They have three children, Katherine, Alexander, and Thomas.