Thomas Pritzker

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| nationality = American

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| alma_mater = Claremont McKenna College (BA)
University of Chicago (JD, MBA)

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| occupation = Hotelier

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| spouse = Margot Marshall

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| parents = Jay Pritzker (father)

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| family = John Pritzker (brother)
Daniel Pritzker (brother)
Jean "Gigi" Pritzker (sister)
J. B. Pritzker (cousin)

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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.{{cite web|title=Forbes profile: Thomas Pritzker|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/thomas-pritzker/|website=Forbes|accessdate=25 February 2018}}

Early life

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.{{cite news |last=Ramirez |first=Anthony |date=January 25, 1999 |title=Jay Pritzker, Who Built Chain Of Hyatt Hotels, Is Dead at 76 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/25/business/jay-pritzker-who-built-chain-of-hyatt-hotels-is-dead-at-76.html?pagewanted=all |access-date=April 23, 2010 |work=The New York Times}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RowMAQAAMAAJ&q=Annie+Cohn+Pritzker |title=The Monthly Supplement |date=1951-01-01 |publisher=International Who's Who, Inc. |language=en}}

He holds a J.D. and a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago,{{cite web|url=https://trustees.uchicago.edu/page/thomas-pritzker|title=Thomas Pritzker - Board of Trustees - The University of Chicago|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225210417/https://trustees.uchicago.edu/page/thomas-pritzker|archive-date=2018-02-25|author=|date=|website=trustees.uchicago.edu|accessdate=25 February 2018}} and a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College.

Career

Pritzker was appointed President of Hyatt Corporation in 1980 and became its Chairman and CEO in 1999. He served as CEO until December 2006 and remains the executive chairman of the company.{{Cite web |title=Hyatt Hotels Corporation - Governance - Board of Directors - Person Details |url=https://investors.hyatt.com/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=ebbc948f-8aa5-4994-bff5-9c004aaab4d0 |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=investors.hyatt.com}}

He also served as a director of Royal Caribbean Cruises until 2020 and of TransUnion until 2010.

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.{{cite magazine|last=Kelly|first=Jason|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-28/ex-pentagon-matchmaker-pritzker-open-firm-for-deals-in-iraq.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103212002/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-28/ex-pentagon-matchmaker-pritzker-open-firm-for-deals-in-iraq.html|archive-date=2012-01-03|title=Ex-Pentagon Matchmaker, Pritzker Open Firm for Deals in Iraq|magazine=Bloomberg Businessweek|date=October 28, 2011|accessdate=28 July 2012}}

Philanthropy

He is the past chair of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He organized the Pritzker Neuropsychiatric Disorders Research Consortium.{{cite web | url=https://www.csis.org/people/thomas-j-pritzker | title=CSIS.org: Thomas J. Pritzker}} Along with his wife, Tom supports Rare, an international conservation organization.

Personal life

He is married to Margot Marshall. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/06/12/inside-the-pritzker-family-feud/ Chicago Tribune: "Inside the Pritzker family feud Since the 1999 death of the revered Jay Pritzker, tensions have quietly roiled Chicago's wealthiest family. Here is a look behind the scenes" By Susan Chandler and Kathy Bergen] June 12, 2005 They have three sons.[https://www.ft.com/content/35cece52-3e8e-11e4-adef-00144feabdc0 Financial Times: "Thomas Pritzker, Hyatt chairman: a billionaire with many faces" by Henny Sender] September 21, 2014{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Melissa |last2=Wernau |first2=Julie |title=Fortune's Fate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117916886/chicago-tribune/ |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=December 18, 2011 |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117916886/chicago-tribune/ 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117917063/chicago-tribune/ 2] |accessdate= |via=Newspapers.com}}

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 was sexually abused by Pritzker.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/thomas-pritzker-hyatt-billionaire-jeffrey-epstein-documents/|title=Thomas Pritzker, Hyatt billionaire and governor's cousin, named in Jeffrey Epstein documents|first=Marissa|last=Perlman|website=CBS News|date=January 4, 2024|access-date=2024-03-14}}