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Pritzker family
Hyatt · United States · founded 1902
Chicago family behind Hyatt Hotels and the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Family fortune
$45B
Bloomberg Family Index, as of 2025-12-31
Generations
4
Documented members
5
Industries
Hospitality, Industrials, Investments
Founders, principals and heirs
A. N. Pritzker
Founder · generation 2 · 1896–1986
Built the family's industrial holdings.
Jay Pritzker
Principal · generation 3 · 1922–1999
Co-founded Hyatt.
Penny Pritzker
Heir · generation 4 · 1959–
US Secretary of Commerce 2013-2017; founder of PSP Partners.
J. B. Pritzker
Heir · generation 4 · 1965–
Governor of Illinois.
Thomas Pritzker
Heir · generation 4 · 1950–
Executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels.
Legacy
A contested 2001-2011 trust settlement split the fortune across more than a dozen branches.
Evidentiary standard
Family fortunes are only recorded where a named wealth desk publishes a standing family-level estimate; the source and valuation date are shown with the figure. Houses whose assets are held through charitable trusts, foundations, or sovereign vehicles carry no figure, because no verifiable personal total exists. Lineage entries are limited to publicly documented family members.