Anthony Pritzker
Anthony Pritzker | |
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| Born | Anthony Nicholas Pritzker January 7, 1961 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) University of Chicago (MBA) |
| Known for | Heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune |
| Spouse | Jeanne Kriser |
| Children | 6 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Pritzker family |
Anthony Nicholas Pritzker (born January 7, 1961) is a member of the Pritzker family and an heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune; he is managing partner of the Pritzker Group.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Pritzker was born to a Jewish family,[4] one of the three children of billionaire Donald Pritzker, founder of the Hyatt hotel chain, and abortion rights activist Sue Pritzker.[1] He graduated from Menlo School in Atherton, California, Dartmouth College, and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]From January 1993 to December 1994, he was president of the Fenestra Corporation.[2] From 1995 to 1996, he was a group executive at the Marmon Group and directed operations at Arzo, MD Tech, Micro-Aire, Oshkosh Door, and Fenestra.[2][3] From 1996 to 1998, he was the Regional Vice President of Operations in Asia for Getz Bros. & Co.[2][3] In 1998, he was appointed by the Marmon Group to oversee Stainless Industrial Companies.[2][3] From 2000 to 2004, he was the President of Baker Tanks.[2][3] He is managing partner of Pritzker Group.[2][3] He is on the board of directors of Halcyon Ventures, Glenayre, Evercore Partners, and the Signicast Corporation.[2][3] From 2004 to 2007, he was chairman of AmSafe Partners.[2][3][5]
Philanthropy
[edit]He is the chair of the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability board of advisors.[6] He is a member of advisory board at the Center for Asia Pacific Policy of the RAND Corporation.[2] He also sits on the board of trustees of the California Institute of the Arts, the board of directors of Heal the Bay, and the board of overseers of his alma mater, Dartmouth College.[2][3][5] He has received awards from the Friends of Sheba Medical Center in Israel, Young Presidents' Organization, and the Brandeis-Bardin Institute.[2][3][5] He has made charitable donations to the UCLA School of Law.[5] In 2013, he hosted a benefit for the American Ballet Theatre.[7]
Personal life
[edit]As of March 2018, Pritzker is the 652nd-richest person in the world and the 219th richest in the U.S.[1] He is worth $3.5 billion.[1]
In 1989, he married Jeanne Kriser, who was raised in the Chicago suburbs;[8] they have six children and reside in a 49,300-square-feet mansion designed by Ed Tuttle in Beverly Hills, California, the second-largest private residence in Los Angeles.[1][7][9] Jeanne is the founder of Foster Care Counts, a charity dedicated to raising awareness of the plight of foster children.[10][11] In 2022, Pritzker and Kriser separated after 33 years of marriage.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Forbes profile: Anthony Pritzker". Forbes. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m BusinessWeek profile[dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Milken Institute biography
- ^ Jewish Telegraph Agency: "At least 139 of the Forbes 400 are Jewish" By Jacob Berkman October 5, 2009
- ^ a b c d UCLA School of Law, Pritzker Briefs Archived February 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
- ^ a b John L. Seitz, 'American Ballet Theatre Sets Sept. 12 For Annual Benefit At The Pritzkers' Beverly Hills' Home', Beverly Hills Courier, August 30, 2013, Volume XXXXVIII, No. 34, pp. 5; 9
- ^ Rodkin, Dennis (September 25, 2024). "Tony Pritzker's L.A. mansion reportedly priced at over $150 million". Crain's Chicago Business. Archived from the original on April 23, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ PHOTOS: Top 10 Mega-Mansions of the Filthy Rich, Mother Jones, March 2013
- ^ Foster Care Counts website retrieved July 21, 2013
- ^ Jewish Journal: "Moving and Shaking" By Ryan Torok May 15, 2013
- ^ Gabbi Shaw (October 2024). "A billionaire heir built one of America's largest homes. His bitter divorce means his $195 million mansion is for sale". Business Insider. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- 1961 births
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century American Jews
- 21st-century American businesspeople
- 21st-century American Jews
- 21st-century American philanthropists
- 20th-century people from California
- 21st-century people from California
- American billionaires
- American financial company founders
- American people of Russian-Jewish descent
- American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent
- Businesspeople from Beverly Hills, California
- Dartmouth College alumni
- Living people
- Hyatt people
- Menlo School alumni
- Pritzker family
- Philanthropists from California
- Private equity and venture capital investors
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business alumni
