Jewish Executive is Victim of Midtown Manhattan Shooting

By Yeshiva World News

Wesley LePatner (Michal Ziva bas Aryeh Leib a”h), a senior managing director at Blackstone and a respected figure in New York’s Modern Orthodox Jewish community, was tragically killed in the mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan on Monday.

She was 43.

LePatner, a longtime member of The Altneu shul, also served on the boards of the UJA-Federation of New York and The Heschel School. Her sudden death has left friends and colleagues reeling.

“Broken. The unspeakable has happened,” wrote a friend. “Our dear friend, mentor, community member & builder Wesley LePatner was killed in yesterday’s shooting… the kindest and sharpest human being.”

“Just a few weeks ago, we sat for lunch and spoke about the future, our children, women’s leadership, Torah, our love for Israel,” her friend wrote. “I looked up to her so deeply.”

In addition to her role at Blackstone, where she served as Global Chief Operating Officer of the firm’s Real Estate group, LePatner was widely respected in the business world for her sharp intellect and steady leadership.

LePatner served as the Global Head of Core+ Real Estate and the Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT) and was 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.

Before joining Blackstone in 2014, LePatner spent over a decade at Goldman Sachs, her bio on the Blackstone website states.

She LePatner received a BA in History from Yale University, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She served on the boards of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Abraham Joshua Heschel School, The UJA-Federation of New York, and Yale University Library Council and was a member of the Advisory Board of Governors of NAREIT.

She leaves behind her husband, Evan, and their children.

Levaya arrangements have not yet been announced.

Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.