Thomas Pritzker | |
Birth Date: | 6 June 1950 |
Nationality: | American |
Alma Mater: | Claremont McKenna College (BA) University of Chicago (JD, MBA) |
Occupation: | Hotelier |
Spouse: | Margot Marshall |
Children: | 3 |
Parents: | Jay Pritzker (father) |
Relatives: | Pritzker family |
Family: | John Pritzker (brother) Daniel Pritzker (brother) Jean "Gigi" Pritzker (sister) J. B. Pritzker (cousin) |
Thomas Pritzker (born June 6, 1950) is an American billionaire heir and businessman. A member of the Pritzker family, he is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pritzker Organization (TPO), which manages the various Pritzker family business assets. Pritzker is also the executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation.[1]
Thomas Pritzker was born on June 6, 1950 to the Pritzker family, son of Jay Pritzker (1922–99) and his wife, Marian Friend. Thomas' grandparents were Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, Annie P. (née Cohn) and Nicholas J. Pritzker.[2] [3]
He holds a JD and an MBA from the University of Chicago,[4] and a BA from Claremont McKenna College.
He is founder (2011) and chairman of North America Western Asia Holdings LLC (NAWAH), an investment and advisory firm seeking to invest in Iraqi companies while advising clients looking to do business in the region.[5]
He is the past chairman of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He organized the Pritzker Neuropsychiatric Disorders Research Consortium.[6] Along with his wife, Tom supports Rare, an international conservation organization.
He is married to Margot Marshall;[7] they have three sons.[8] [9]
Pritzker was named in a deposition filed under oath by Virginia Giuffre related to her being sexually trafficked through the Jeffrey Epstein network. She testified in the deposition that she once had sex with Pritzker.[10]