$6.3 billion
up 1.9%
As one of 11 heirs within the politically and socially prominent Chicago-based Pritzker family, Tony Pritzker’s wealth is tied to a family fortune that includes the Hyatt Hotels Corp. He’s chairman and chief executive of Pritzker Private Capital, the private equity firm he founded in 2017 with his brother, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzer. The year 2025 has been a busy one for the firm. In August, it closed its fourth fund (PPC IV) at $3.4 billion in private total commitments. In April, Tony Pritzker announced the start of a new investment firm, known as Pritzker Alternative Strategies, which will be based in Chicago and focus on lower- and middle-market private equity funds. Pritzker, 64, made headlines in October 2024 when he and his wife, philanthropist Jeanne, placed their 50,000-square-feet Beverly Crest mansion on the market in the wake of their divorce. The Pritzker estate, one of the largest in the country, was initially priced at $195 million. In April, the asking price was cut to $175 million. Education: Pritzker earned his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Dartmouth College and his MBA from the University of Chicago. Charitable Giving: Anthony Pritzker Family Foundation has directed $100 million to University of California, Los Angeles over the years. Gifts have included the development of Pritzker Hall on the UCLA campus. Through the foundation, the UCLA Research Hub on Antisemitism was established. In 2013, the family foundation gave a $15 million gift to the UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability.
