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John Pritzker is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the son of the late Jay Pritzker, founder of the Hyatt hotel chain. He is the founder and chairman of Geolo Capital, a private equity firm, and the chairman of the Pritzker Group, a venture capital and private equity firm. He is also the founder and chairman of the Tawani Foundation, a philanthropic organization.
John Pritzker was born in 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1975 with a degree in economics. He then went on to earn an MBA from the Wharton School of Business in 1977.
John Pritzker has an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion. He has made his fortune through his investments in the hospitality industry, private equity, and venture capital. He is also a major philanthropist, having donated millions of dollars to various causes.
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70 years old |
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, 1953 |
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Chicago, Illinois, US |
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United States |
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John Pritzker Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is John Pritzker's Wife?
His wife is Lisa Stone (divorced)
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Jay Pritzker
Marian "Cindy" Friend |
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Lisa Stone (divorced) |
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3, including Adam Pritzker |
John Pritzker Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is John Pritzker worth at the age of 70 years old? John Pritzker’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated
John Pritzker's net worth
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2.6 billion USD (2020) |
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In March 2019 the foundation announced a $25 million grant to the India Basin Park Project, and ambitious environmental justice and open space initiative to build a new, accessible and contiguous waterfront park for San Francisco's Bayview community. The fund also supports a mental health speaker series in San Francisco in partnership with the Commonwealth Club, aimed at advancing a community conversation about mental health and exploring promising treatments and innovations across the field.
In 1972, Pritzker started his career working in the family business, Hyatt Hotels, where in 1984, he rose to become Managing Director and Divisional Vice President. In 1988, he left Hyatt to pursue his own entrepreneurial activities including Ticketmaster. In 1996, he formed Mandara Spa, a chain of 72 resort spas. In 2000, 40% of the company was sold to Shiseido Co. In 2001, the remaining 60% was sold to Steiner Leisure Limited, a Nasdaq (STNR) listed company. In 2005, Pritzker founded the private equity firm Geolo Capital with his Mandara business partner Tom Gottlieb; Geolo Capital focused on investments in hospitality, entertainment, and health & wellness companies. In 2009, Geolo Capital bought the iconic Carmel Valley Ranch from Blackstone. The resort was reimagined and opened in 2012. Soon after Geolo Capital purchased a majority interest in the Joie de Vivre boutique hotel chain. In October 2011, Geolo Capital merged the 30 hotel Joie de Vivre chain with the 12 hotel Thompson Hotel Group to form Commune Hotels & Resorts. In 2012, Commune operated 46 hotels which generated $450 million in revenues. In January 2016, Commune Hotels merged with Destination Hotels, to form Two Roads Hospitality. With that merger the new company has over 97 hotels across six brands and annual revenues of over $2.3 billion. In November of 2018 Two Roads Hospitality closed on its sale to Hyatt Corporation for a reported price of $480 million.
Pritzker was born to a family in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Marian "Cindy" (née Friend) and Jay Pritzker. Pritzker graduated with a B.A. from Menlo College. His father diversified the Chicago-based family business, the Marmon Group - along with his brothers Robert Pritzker and Donald Pritzker - building it into a portfolio of over 60 diversified industrial corporations. He also created the Hyatt Hotel chain in 1957 and owned Braniff Airlines from 1983–1988. The family has been divesting its assets: in 2006, the family sold Conwood, a smokeless tobacco company, for $3.5 billion to cigarette company Reynolds American Inc; in 2007, the family sold control of the Marmon Group to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway for $4.5 billion; and in 2010, the family sold its majority stake in Transunion, the Chicago-based credit reporting company, for an undisclosed amount to Chicago-based private-equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners.
John A. Pritzker (born 1953), the grandson of A.N. Pritzker and son of Jay Pritzker, is an American billionaire and investor. He is a member of the Pritzker family.
