Penny Sue Pritzker (born 1959) is an American business executive, and a member of the Pritzker family of Chicago, one of America's wealthiest business families. She is the founder and current Chair of Classic Residence by Hyatt, a chain of luxury senior living communities spread throughout the United States, and the national finance chair of Barack Obama's presidential campaign. In 2009 the Forbes 400 list of "America's wealthiest" showed her as ...
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Penny Sue Pritzker (born 1959) is an American business executive, and a member of the Pritzker family of Chicago, one of America's wealthiest business families. She is the founder and current Chair of Classic Residence by Hyatt, a chain of luxury senior living communities spread throughout the United States, and the national finance chair of Barack Obama's presidential campaign. In 2009 the Forbes 400 list of "America's wealthiest" showed her as the 204th richest person in the U.S., estimated net worth of $1.7 billion US, Also in 2009 Forbes listed her as the world's 647th richest person, with net worth of $1.1 billion.
On November 20, 2008, CNN reported that Pritzker was Barack Obama's top choice for Commerce Secretary, quoting "multiple" unnamed sources. However, it was later reported that because of her involvement in the failure of subprime lender Superior Bank Pritzker took herself out of the running.
Born in 1959, Pritzker is a member of the Pritzker family, a notable and...
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