The Metropolitan Museum of Art Elects Wesley LePatner as Elective Trustee

The Board of Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that it has elected Wesley M. LePatner as an Elective Trustee. The election took place at the February 20, 2025 meeting of the Board and was announced by Candace K. Beinecke and Hamilton (“Tony”) E. James, Co-Chairs of the Museum’s Board of Trustees.

“We are delighted to welcome Wesley to our Board as an Elective Trustee,” said Board Co-Chairs Beinecke and James. “Wesley’s deep expertise and knowledge will be an invaluable addition to the Board, and we look forward to working with her to advance the Museum’s mission.”

Wesley M. LePatner

Wesley M. LePatner is a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone, where she is the Global Head of Core+ Real Estate and the Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT). Ms. LePatner is also a member of Blackstone Real Estate’s Investment Committee. She previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Core+ business as well as BREIT. Prior to joining Blackstone in 2014, she spent over a decade at Goldman Sachs.

Ms. LePatner received a BA in History from Yale University, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and serves on the boards of The Abraham Joshua Heschel School and Yale University Library Council.

At The Met, she is a member of the Friends of European Paintings.

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