Portrait of Penny Pritzker

Rank #894

Penny Pritzker

Net worth $4.8B

Hotels, investments · United States

Born
May 02, 1959
Age
67
Source
Hotels, investments
Residence
Chicago, Illinois
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Harvard University; Master of Business Administration, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Doctor of Jurisprudence, Stanford University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Penny Pritzker is an investor and one of 11 billionaire heirs to the Pritzker fortune that stems from Hyatt hotels.
  • A key fundraiser for Presidents Obama and Biden, Pritzker was the U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 2013 to 2017.
  • Since re-entering the private sector, Pritzker has joined the boards of Microsoft and enterprise software startup Icertis.
  • Pritzker is the founder and chairman of PSP Partners, a private investment firm with ventures in real estate, hedge funds and startups.
  • She also cofounded property investment firm Artemis Real Estate Partners and previously served as chair of credit-reporting firm TransUnion.
  • Pritzker was the first U.S. commerce secretary to visit Myanmar.
  • Pritzker, who inherited a share of her family's fortune, started five companies and led dozens of businesses before joining Obama's cabinet.

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