Jennifer Pritzker

{{Infobox person

| name = Jennifer Pritzker

| image = Jennifer Pritzker.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Pritzker in 2016

| birth_name = James Nicholas Pritzker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|8|13}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| education = Loyola University Chicago (BA)

| occupation = Investor, philanthropist

| known_for = First transgender billionaire,
founder of Tawani Foundation and Pritzker Military Museum & Library

| spouse = {{Plainlist|

{{marriage |Ayelet ben Mordechai ||1987|end=div}}
{{marriage |Lisa I. Goren ||1997|end=div}}
{{marriage |Erin E. Solaro |2020}}

}}

| children = 3

| parents = Robert Pritzker (father)

| party = Republican (formerly){{cite news |last=Pritzker |first=Jennifer |title=Jennifer Pritzker: Politically homeless in our two-party system |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2020/10/29/Jennifer-Pritzker-Politically-homeless-in-our-two-party-system-Deomcrats-Republicans/stories/202010290054 |access-date=July 24, 2021 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=October 29, 2020}}

| awards = Colonel (honorary) (IL)

| module = {{Infobox military person

| embed = yes

| allegiance = United States

| branch = {{ublist|United States Army|Illinois Army National Guard}}

| serviceyears = {{ublist|1974–1977 (U.S. Army)|1979–1985 (U.S. Army)|1985–2001 (ILARNG)}}

| rank = Lieutenant colonel

| awards = {{ublist|Meritorious Service Medal|Army Commendation Medal (2)|Army Achievement Medal (2)|Good Conduct Medal|Army Reserve Good Conduct Medal (4)}}

}}

Jennifer Natalya Pritzker (born James Nicholas Pritzker; August 13, 1950) is an American investor, philanthropist, and member of the Pritzker family. Pritzker retired as a lieutenant colonel from the Illinois Army National Guard (ILARNG) in 2001, and was later made an honorary Illinois colonel. Founder of the Tawani Foundation in 1995, Tawani Enterprises in 1996, and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library in 2003, Pritzker has been involved with civic applications of inherited and accrued wealth, including significant donations to broaden understanding and support for "citizen soldiers."

In August 2013, Pritzker released a statement to employees at Tawani Enterprises and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library that subsequently received wide media coverage, indicating the change from "J. N." to "Jennifer Natalya" to reflect her status as a transgender woman, making her the first and only openly transgender billionaire.

She is the cousin of current Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker and former US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.{{Cite web |title=The Pritzker family tree |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-xpm-2011-12-18-ct-biz-1218-pritzkers-family-graphic-20111218-story.html |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Chicago Tribune|date=December 18, 2011 }}

Early life

She was born James Nicholas Pritzker{{cite book | author = Mrozek, Steven J. | year = 2000 | title = 82nd Airborne Division | chapter = James Nicholas Pritzker | pages = 168f | location = Nashville, TN, USA | publisher = Turner Publishing | isbn = 1563113643 | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0_j1VTNOh5gC&q=Mrozek+82nd+Airborne+Division+Pritzker&pg=PA168 | access-date = January 20, 2016 }} to Robert Pritzker and Audrey (née Gilbert) Pritzker in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite journal | author = Worthy, Ford S. | year = 1988 | title = The Pritzkers Unveiling a Private Family | journal = CNN Money | format = online | issue = April 25 | url = https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/04/25/70462/index.htm }} Five years of her youth were spent in Oberlin, Ohio, living next door to the Weltzheimer/Johnson House, which Pritzker cites as an establishing factor in her love for Frank Lloyd Wright, architecture, and preservation and restoration in general.{{Cite book |last1=Hartnett |first1=Robert J. |title=Frank Lloyd Wright's $ 10,000 home: history, design, and restoration of the Bach House |last2=Wright |first2=Frank Lloyd |last3=Pritzker |first3=Jennifer N. |date=2019 |publisher=Hilton Publishing |isbn=978-0-9983282-9-4 |location=Chicago, Illinois}}

As a granddaughter of A.N. Pritzker, she is a member of the Pritzker family, one of the wealthiest families in America. Her ancestors immigrated to America with very little, with great grandfather Naphtali ben Yakov Pritzker escaping pogroms as a child in the Russian Empire in 1881 and working through poverty to see eventual success as head of a thriving law firm in Chicago. She has two siblings, Linda Pritzker (b. 1953) and Karen Pritzker Vlock (b. 1958).[https://www.wsj.com/news/interactive/PritzkerB Wall Street Journal: "Caught a Good Break"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708124919/http://www.wsj.com/news/interactive/PritzkerB |date=July 8, 2016 }} November 26, 2013 Her parents divorced in 1979, and she has two half-siblings, Matthew Pritzker and Liesel Pritzker Simmons, from the remarriage of her father, Robert, to Irene Dryburgh in 1980.[https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/04/25/70462/index.htm CNN Money: "The Pritzkers Unveiling a Private Family Can you believe it? These billionaires actually like each other. But as Pritzkers proliferate, a worry arises: Can they maintain their striking success – and keep everyone happy?" By Ford S. Worthy] April 25, 1988 (Her mother also remarried, to Albert B. Ratner in 1981).{{cite web|url=http://ead.ohiolink.edu/xtf-ead/view?docId=ead/OCLWHi0080.xml;chunk.id=bioghist_1;brand=default;query=gilbert|title=Finding aid for the Ratner Family Papers|work=ohiolink.edu|access-date=January 20, 2016}} Pritzker is Jewish.{{cite news |last1=JTA |title=U.S. Jewish Billionaire Donates $2m to Transgender Study Program |url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2016-01-20/ty-article/u-s-jewish-billionaire-donates-2m-to-transgender-study-program/0000017f-dc5c-df9c-a17f-fe5cb9b70000 |website=Haaretz |publisher=Haaretz |access-date=6 February 2024}}

Military career

Pritzker says her most memorable experiences in life were in Israel in October 1973 when she witnessed events of the Yom Kippur War. Pritzker enlisted in the U.S. Army on February 8, 1974, and served with the HQ Troop, and with the B Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, rising to the rank of Sergeant. Pritzker's roles while enlisted included aviation repair parts clerk, rifleman, and fire team leader.

After completing military service in February 1977, Pritzker enrolled at Loyola University of Chicago, majoring in history, and entered its Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. Pritzker graduated with a BA in History in May 1979, and received commission as an Army officer that same month.

Pritzker first served with the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, with duty assignments that included leading rifle and TOW platoons, and time in the Commandant Division, and the Anti-Armor School. Pritzker served as a staff officer with the VII Corps at Kelley Barracks,{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} in Germany, from 1984–1985. Her active duty ended in 1985.{{verification needed|date=January 2016}} After 16 years in the Army Reserves and Illinois Army National Guard,{{cite journal | author = Kapos, Shia | year = 2013 | title = James Pritzker Opens New Chapter in His Life | journal = Crain's Chicago Business | format = online, print | issue = August 23 | url = http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130823/BLOGS03/130829911/james-pritzker-opens-new-chapter-in-his-life }} Pritzker retired from the Army National Guard as a lieutenant colonel, in 2001.{{cite journal |author1=Harris, Melissa |author2=McCoppin, Robert |author3=Goldsborough, Bob | year = 2013 | title = The World of Jennifer Pritzker | journal = Chicago Tribune | format = online, print | issue = September 22 | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/09/22/the-world-of-jennifer-pritzker/ | access-date = January 20, 2016 | quote = Subtitle: An heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune who changed his identity from male to female has a far-reaching impact on Illinois real estate, business and philanthropy.}} After retiring, Pritzker was made an honorary Illinois colonel.{{better source needed|date=January 2016}}

While serving, Pritzker was awarded{{when|date=January 2016}} the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Good Conduct Medal, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the National Defense Service Medal with Star, the Antarctic Service Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 20 year Device, the NCO Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon, the State of Louisiana Legion of Merit, the State of Illinois Long and Honorable Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the State of Illinois Military Attendance Ribbon with Numeral 6, the U.S. Army Parachute Badge and the Air Assault Badge.{{verification needed|date=January 2016}}

Pritzker earned airborne badges from Israel, Russia, Canada, the Netherlands, and Great Britain,{{verification needed|date=January 2016}} as well as from Poland;{{verification needed|date=January 2016}} according to Steven Mrozek, "Most memorable of these was a parachute jump at the North Pole with the Russians in 1993."

On September 17, 2024, Pritzker was awarded a Badge of Honor from the Ukrainian National Guard’s Presidential Brigade, in honor of her commitment to supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia. More than $5.4 million has been contributed through Pritzker’s personal efforts and grants provided by Tawani Foundation, with $1.3 million in cold weather gear for the Ukrainian National Guard, and $3.6 million toward Operation White Stork, a “no weapons” non-profit organization led by U.S. veterans to provide individual first aid kits and other medical needs in Ukraine.{{Cite news |date=18 September 2024 |title=Ukrainian National Guard Honors Lieutenant Colonel Jennifer Pritzker with Badge of Honor at the #StandWithUkraine Special Program |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ukrainian-national-guard-honors-lieutenant-163500207.html |work=Globe Newswire}}

Business career

Pritzker has founded or served with a number of business and philanthropic organizations. In 1996, she incorporated Tawani Enterprises, where she served as president and CEO, and now serves as chairwoman. Tawani Enterprises is a business entity that provides back-office services to Jennifer Pritzker's organizations, and acts, according to its mission statement, to "create opportunities for growth and knowledge and to create things of shared value."{{Cite web |title=Colonel Jennifer Pritzker and TAWANI Foundation Honored with Two Globee Leadership Awards |url=https://tawanienterprises.com/press-release/colonel-jennifer-pritzker-and-tawani-foundation-honored-with-two-globee-leadership-awards/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=TAWANI Enterprises, Inc. |language=en-US}}

In 2003, she founded the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, a public charity which provides education on military history and is dedicated to the understanding and support of the "citizen soldier."

In addition, Pritzker serves as Chairwoman of the Board of the Connecticut-based private equity firm Squadron Capital LLC, in which she has been identified a principal investor.{{when|date=January 2016}}{{better source needed|date=January 2016}}{{cite journal | author = Pace, Richard D. | date = 2015 | title = Chromogenex – Owned By Squadron Capital – Sued Again | journal = Everything-PR | format = online | issue = November 21 | url = http://everything-pr.com/chromogenex-owned-by-squadron-capital-legal-battle/74582/ | access-date=January 20, 2016 }}{{better source needed|date=January 2016}} Finally, Pritzker has served as Special Projects Director for the National Strategy Forum,{{when|date=January 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://nationalstrategy.wordpress.com/about/|title=About NSF|work=National Strategy Forum Blog|date=November 5, 2010|access-date=January 20, 2016}} as Chair of the Board and co-owner of National Security Ltd. (1988–1995),{{verification needed|date=January 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ilsos.gov/corporatellc/ | title= Corp/LLC Certificate of Good Standing: Search, Name = National Security, Ltd or File number = 54981066 | author= ilsos.gov [Ill. Secretary of State] | date= January 20, 2016 | work=ilsos.gov | access-date=January 20, 2016 | quote = Incorporation Date (Domestic), 02/25/1988 ... VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION 12 26 95.}}{{better source needed|date=January 2016}} and is active in number of further philanthropic enterprises.{{clarify|date=January 2016}}

In 2016, Pritzker was presented the Bonham Centre Award from The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto, for her contributions to the advancement and education of issues around sexual identification.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/bcag2016 |title=SDS Bonham Centre Awards Gala 2016 - University College |access-date=December 26, 2016 |archive-date=December 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226055235/http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/bcag2016 |url-status=dead }}

Jennifer Pritzker is part of a Chicago-based, women-led group headed by Laura Ricketts that purchased NWSL’s Chicago Red Stars in 2023.{{Cite news |last1=Linehan |first1=Meg |last2=Staff |first2=The Athletic |title=Laura Ricketts-led group finalizes Chicago Red Stars purchase: What's next for the club? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4826509/2023/09/01/red-stars-sale-laura-ricketts/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |work=The New York Times |date=September 2023 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

=Family businesses=

Jennifer Pritzker's father Robert, and Robert's brothers Jay and Donald, built and diversified a Chicago-based family business, the Marmon Group, into a holding company of more than 60 diverse industrial corporations;{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} they also created the Hyatt Hotel chain in 1957, and owned Braniff Airlines from 1983–1988.{{cite web | title = Forbes profile: Jennifer Pritzker | website = Forbes | url = https://www.forbes.com/profile/jennifer-pritzker/ | access-date = March 3, 2021}} The family later began divesting of many of these assets. In 2006, the family sold Conwood, a smokeless tobacco company, for $3.5 billion to cigarette company Reynolds American Inc.{{cite journal | author = Wernau, Julie | year = 2011 | title = Pritzker Family Could Soon Own Less Than Half of Hyatt | journal = Chicago Tribune | format = online, print | issue = April 19 | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/04/19/pritzker-family-could-soon-own-less-than-half-of-hyatt/ }} In 2007, the family sold a 60% stake, and sold control of the Marmon Group to Berkshire Hathaway for $4.5 billion, a sale that it completed in 2013.{{cite web | author = Buffett, Warren E. | date = 2013 | title = Letter from Warren E. Buffett, Chairman of the Board, "To the Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.," dated February 28, 2014 | location = Omaha, NE | publisher = Berkshire Hathaway | url = http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2013ltr.pdf | access-date = January 19, 2016 }}{{better source needed|date=January 2016}} In 2010, the family sold its majority stake in Transunion, the Chicago-based credit reporting company, to Chicago-based private-equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners for an undisclosed amount. As a member of the Robert's line of the Pritzker family, Pritzker has inherited and accumulated wealth that is estimated at US $2.2 billion.

=Philanthropy=

Pritzker created the Tawani Foundation in 1995,{{cite journal | author = Williams, Bailey | year = 2014 | title = Evanston Billionaire, Philanthropist Named One of the Most Influential LGBT Voices | journal = The Daily Northwestern | format = online, print | issue = April 16 | url = http://dailynorthwestern.com/2014/04/16/city/evanston-billionaire-philanthropist-named-one-of-the-most-influential-lgbt-voices/ | access-date = January 20, 2016 | quote = In 1995, Pritzker founded the Tawani Foundation, which works to preserve military history and historical sites. The foundation's mission is to emphasize the importance of the 'citizen soldier' ...}} which "provides support in the areas of arts and culture, historical preservation, health and wellness, LGBTQ+ and human rights, education and environmental initiatives."

In 2003, the Tawani Foundation made a $1.35 million donation to the Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, to study the feasibility of transgender people serving in the military and in the ranks of police and fire departments. In 2013, the Foundation donated $25 million to Norwich University, in Northfield, Vermont, the school credited with developing and establishing the first Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program in the country.{{cite journal | author = Kapos, Shia | year = 2013 | title = James Pritzker Donates $25 Million to Norwich U. | journal = Crain's Chicago Business | format = online, print | issue = April 29 | url = http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130429/BLOGS03/130429801/james-pritzker-donates-25-million-to-norwich-u | access-date = January 19, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200302/http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130429/BLOGS03/130429801/james-pritzker-donates-25-million-to-norwich-u | archive-date = October 29, 2013 | url-status = live}}

In 2016, through her Foundation, Pritzker gave a $2 million donation to create the world's first endowed academic chair of transgender studies, at the University of Victoria in British Columbia; Aaron Devor was chosen as the inaugural chair.{{cite web|url=http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/196981/jennifer-pritzkers-foundation-gives-2-million-for-transgender-studies-at-canadian-university|title=Jennifer Pritzker's Foundation Gives $2 Million for Transgender Studies at Canadian University|last=Caplan|first=Rose|date=January 21, 2016|work=Tablet Magazine|access-date=June 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122161303/http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/196981/jennifer-pritzkers-foundation-gives-2-million-for-transgender-studies-at-canadian-university|archive-date=January 22, 2016|url-status=live}}

The renovation of the Illinois governor’s mansion, a project done completely through private donations, received a contribution from Jennifer Pritzker in 2018, in an amount upward of $250,000.{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Brenden |title=Partial list of Executive Mansion donors unveiled |url=https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2018/06/26/partial-list-executive-mansion-donors/11887211007/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=The State Journal-Register |language=en-US}}

In 2024, the Foundation announced a $10 million commitment to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, an organization that Col. Pritzker serves on the board for, which includes a $5 million challenge grant.{{Cite web |last=Shulze |first=Talia |date=2024-06-14 |title=Chicago Symphony Orchestra Receives $10 Million Gift |url=https://symphony.org/chicago-symphony-orchestra-receives-10-million-gift/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Symphony |language=en-US}}

The Pritzker Military Foundation was created in 2017 and took on the military related avenues of Pritzker’s philanthropy.{{Cite web |title=Philanthropist and Entrepreneur Jennifer Pritzker to Contribute One Million Dollars to Army Historical Foundation |url=https://tawanienterprises.com/press-release/contribute-one-million-dollars-to-army-historical-foundation/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=TAWANI Enterprises, Inc. |language=en-US}}

==Political causes==

Pritzker was a Republican{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-col-pritzker-0305-chicago-inc-20170303-story.html|title=J.B. Pritzker can't count on support of billionaire cousin|first=Kim|last=Janssen|website=chicagotribune.com|date=March 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706155021/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-col-pritzker-0305-chicago-inc-20170303-story.html|archive-date=July 6, 2019|url-status=live}} and major donor to candidates and organizations such as the National Rifle Association of America, John McCain, and Mitt Romney.{{Cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/print-issue/current-issue/2013/11/12/trans-billionaire-reporting-duty|title=Trans Billionaire Reporting for Duty|date=November 12, 2013|website=www.advocate.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112133031/http://www.advocate.com/print-issue/current-issue/2013/11/12/trans-billionaire-reporting-duty|archive-date=November 12, 2013|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/transgender-republican-bruce-jenner/|title=What's it like to be a transgender Republican?|date=April 29, 2015|website=The Daily Dot}} However, as of 2019, she was reevaluating her support, citing the Trump administration's transgender military ban and other anti-LGBTQ policies: "When the GOP asks me to deliver six- or seven-figure contributions for the 2020 elections, my first response will be: why should I contribute to my own destruction?"{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/06/why-billionaire-republican-donor-jennifer-pritzker-is-abandoning-trump-after-coming-out-as-trans|title="One 'Aw, Shit' Wipes Out a Thousand Attaboys": Why Billionaire GOP Donor Jennifer Pritzker Is Abandoning Trump After Coming Out as Trans|last=Reginato|first=James|date=June 13, 2019|magazine=Vanity Fair|publisher=Condé Nast|access-date=June 20, 2020|quote=Daughter Tal was born at Fort Campbell in 1982, during her first marriage, to Israeli-born Ayelet ben Mordechai, which ended in divorce in 1987.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614090802/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/06/why-billionaire-republican-donor-jennifer-pritzker-is-abandoning-trump-after-coming-out-as-trans|archive-date=June 14, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/video/jennifer-pritzker-gops-policies-marginalize-me-9s4aqb/|title = Chicago Tonight | Jennifer Pritzker: GOP's Policies 'Marginalize Me' | Season 2019|website = PBS}}

In August 2020, Pritzker donated $2,000 to the presidential campaign of Joe Biden.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2020/09/24/billionaire-jennifer-pritzker-a-former-trump-donor-makes-her-first-contribution-to-joe-biden/#705aec4757cb|title=Billionaire Jennifer Pritzker, A Former Trump Donor, Makes Her First Contribution To Joe Biden|first=Michela|last=Tindera|website=forbes.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924223432/https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2020/09/24/billionaire-jennifer-pritzker-a-former-trump-donor-makes-her-first-contribution-to-joe-biden/#705aec4757cb|archive-date=September 24, 2020|url-status=live}}

In October 2020, Pritzker donated $100,000 to the Lincoln Project, led by Republican strategists, some of whom endorsed Joe Biden to prevent the re-election of Donald Trump.{{Cite web|last=Tindera|first=Michela|title=Billionaire Jennifer Pritzker, A Former Trump Donor, Donates $100,000 To The Lincoln Project|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2020/10/23/billionaire-jennifer-pritzker-a-former-trump-donor-donates-100000-to-the-lincoln-project/|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en}}

During the third quarter of 2020, Pritzker was recognized as a member of the Chairman's Circle, signifying a $25,000 contribution to the Libertarian Party.{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Q3 DONOR APPRECIATION|volume=50|page=3|work=LP News|issue=3|url=https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-Q3-LP-News-Online-CORRECTED.pdf|access-date=}}

In May 2025, Pritzker donated $39,200 to Toni Atkins, the first openly lesbian president pro tem of the California State Senate and candidate in the 2026 California gubernatorial election.{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2025/05/21/california-latinos-are-leaving-democrats-behind-00362032|title=California Latinos are leaving Democrats behind|date=May 21, 2025|access-date=May 21, 2025|website=Politico|last1=Jones|first1=Blake|last2=Gardiner|first2=Dustin}}

Personal life

Pritzker has a daughter from a first marriage to Ayelet ben Mordechai, which ended in 1987, and two sons from her marriage to Lisa I. Goren, which ended in 1997.{{cite web | author = Pritzker, Jennifer | year = 2016 | title = Board of Directors: Colonel (Hon.) (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, ILARNG (Retired), Founder & Chair | location = Chicago, IL, USA | publisher = pritzkermilitary.org | url = https://www.pritzkermilitary.org/about/mission-personnel/board-directors/colonel-jn-pritzker/ | access-date = January 20, 2016 | quote = [Extensive list of self-published biographical information.]}}[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/09/17/herbert-l-goren-82/ Chicago Tribune: "Herbert L. Goren, 82, Former plastics company executive" By Susan Kuczka] September 17, 2004 On October 31, 2020, Pritzker married Erin E. Solaro.{{cite web | url=https://www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/Jennifer-N-Pritzker-Erin-E-Solaro-wed/69508.html | title=Jennifer N. Pritzker, Erin E. Solaro wed | work=Windy City Times | date=November 2, 2020 | access-date=March 26, 2024 | author=Press Release}}

In August 2013 it was said publicly that Pritzker was the world's first transgender billionaire.{{cite journal | author = Solomon, Brian | year = 2013 | title = Jennifer Pritzker Becomes First Transgender Billionaire | journal = Forbes | format = online | issue = September 16 | url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2013/09/16/jennifer-pritzker-becomes-first-transgender-billionaire/ | access-date =January 20, 2016 }}

References

External links

[http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/about/mission-personnel/board-directors/colonel-jn-pritzker/ Colonel (Hon.) (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker] at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
[http://www.tawanifoundation.org/ Tawani Foundation]
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