Pritzker family


The Pritzker family is an American family engaged in various business enterprises and philanthropy, and one of the wealthiest families in the United States. Its major fortunes started in the 20th century, particularly through the expansion of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation by Jay Pritzker.
Family members still largely own Hyatt and owned the Marmon Group, a conglomerate of manufacturing and industrial service companies prior to its sale to Berkshire Hathaway. They have also had holdings in the Superior Bank of Chicago, the TransUnion credit bureau, Braniff airlines, McCall's magazine, and the Royal Caribbean International cruise line.
The Pritzker family is of Jewish descent and based in Chicago. Yakov "Jacob" Pritzker, was the manager of a sugar factory in Kyiv Governorate in the territory of modern Ukraine. At first he lived with his family in the village of Velyki Pritzky, then in Kyiv. He and his family emigrated to the United States from the Russian Empire towards the end of the 19th century, to escape the pogroms there.

Family fortune

In 1995, Jay Pritzker stepped down and Thomas Pritzker took control of The Pritzker Organization. When Jay died in 1999, the family split the business into 11 pieces worth $1.4 billion each. By 2011, the dissolution had been completed and the cousins had gone their separate ways, with some pursuing business and others philanthropic or artistic ventures. According to Inside Philanthropy, many Pritzkers have numerous vehicles or foundations for giving philanthropically.

Genealogy

Family members fortune

Members of the Pritzker family on the Forbes ''The World's Billionaires List'' of "the richest people in the world" in 2024:
RankNameNet worth
409Thomas Pritzker$6.7 billion
477Karen Pritzker$6.1 billion
597Jean (Gigi) Pritzker$5.1 billion
871Anthony Pritzker$3.7 billion
871Penny Pritzker$3.7 billion
920JB Pritzker$3.5 billion
1,238John Pritzker$2.7 billion
1,286Daniel Pritzker$2.6 billion
1,496Jennifer Pritzker$2.2 billion
1,623Linda Pritzker$2 billion
1,851Matthew Pritzker$1.7 billion
1,945Nicholas J. Pritzker$1.6 billion
2,046Liesel Pritzker Simmons$1.5 billion
Total$43.1 billion

Legacy