Net Worth: $6.2 billion

LAST YEAR: $5.6 billion
CHANGE: 11%
AGE: 63
RESIDENCE: Beverly Hills
SOURCE OF WEALTH: Inheritance, private equity, venture capital

Pritzker is one of 11 heirs to the Chicago-based Pritzker family fortune, which includes the Hyatt hotel chain. He is chair and chief executive of Pritzker Private Capital, a private equity firm which makes direct investments in middle-market businesses across the manufactured products, services and health care industries. Pritzker co-founded Pritzker Group Venture Capital, which invests in tech-focused consumer and enterprise startups outside of traditional tech hubs.

Education: He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Charitable Giving: Pritzker and his wife Jeanne donated $30 million to UCLA in 2020 to renovate the school’s Psychology Tower, which was then renamed Pritzker Hall and also established the cross-disciplinary UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children & Families.

Boards: Pritzker serves on multiple boards affiliated with UCLA such as the UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability and the UCLA Institute for Carbon Management.