Portrait of Daniel Pritzker

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Daniel Pritzker

Net worth $3.2B

Hotels, investments · United States

Born
Sep 15, 1959
Age
66
Source
Hotels, investments
Residence
Marin County, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
5
Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Northwestern University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Tufts University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Daniel Pritzker is one of 13 billionaire heirs in the Chicago-based Pritzker family, whose best known creation is Hyatt Hotels.
  • A filmmaker, in 2019 Pritzker released Bolden, a biographical drama about New Orleans trumpeter Buddy Bolden, after over a decade working on it.
  • He made a silent film, Louis, about the life of Louis Armstrong, which was released to critical praise in 2010.
  • Daniel's brother Tom is the chairman of Hyatt Hotels; his sister Gigi is a film producer.
  • Daniel's charitable foundation, named after his father and Hyatt founder Jay Pritzker, pledged $100 million to California community colleges in 2020.
  • Pritzker used to own Jerry Garcia's guitar; he auctioned it and donated the proceeds, $3.2 million, to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
  • Pritzker is also a guitarist and the primary songwriter for Sonia Dada, a fusion rock and soul band.

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