Mr. Pritzker is a Partner of and founded New World
Ventures in 1996, which has become one of Chicago's prominent
early-stage technology fund managers. He is also Managing Partner of
The Pritzker Group. A founding board member of the Illinois Venture
Capital Association, a founding director of the Chicagoland
Entrepreneurial Center, and a member of the Young Presidents'
Organization, Pritzker has been a forceful and active proponent of a
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Mr. Pritzker is a Partner of and founded New World
Ventures in 1996, which has become one of Chicago's prominent
early-stage technology fund managers. He is also Managing Partner of
The Pritzker Group. A founding board member of the Illinois Venture
Capital Association, a founding director of the Chicagoland
Entrepreneurial Center, and a member of the Young Presidents'
Organization, Pritzker has been a forceful and active proponent of a
stronger technology base in the Midwest region. He also continues to
serve on a variety of other private corporate boards.
Crain's Chicago Business honored Mr. Pritzker with
the designation as a business leader in its "40 under 40," and "Who's
Who of Chicago Business." The Chicago Sun-Times named him to their "Hot
100" most prominent members of Chicago's technology economy. The City
Club of Chicago awarded him Citizen of the Year, and he received the
Humanitarian Award from the Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois
for his philanthropic activities.
Pritzker is a trustee and serves on the investment
committee of Northwestern University and is a member of the Board of
Governors of the Northwestern University School of Law. Appointed by
the Governor of Illinois, he serves as Chairman of the Illinois Human
Rights Commission and was co-Chairman of the Governor's Transition
Committee for Civil Rights. He is also Chairman of the Illinois
Holocaust Museum Campaign. Pritzker is an attorney and a member of the
Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations. He graduated with an A.B. in
political science from Duke University and earned his J.D. from
Northwestern University School of Law. He lives in Evanston, Illinois
with his wife and family.
