Thomas Pritzker
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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.<ref name="Forbes profile">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Early life and educationEdit
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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
He holds a J.D. and a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College.
CareerEdit
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.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
He also served as a director of Royal Caribbean Cruises until 2020 and of TransUnion until 2010.<ref name=":0" />
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.<ref name="businessweek">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
PhilanthropyEdit
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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Along with his wife, Tom supports Rare, an international conservation organization.
Personal lifeEdit
He is married to Margot Marshall. <ref>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</ref> They have three sons.<ref>Financial Times: "Thomas Pritzker, Hyatt chairman: a billionaire with many faces" by Henny Sender September 21, 2014</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>