Penny Pritzker, United States Secretary of Commerce

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Penny Sue Pritzker (born May 2, 1959) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, civic leader, and philanthropist who is currently serving as the 38th United States Secretary of Commerce. She is the founder of PSP Capital Partners and Pritzker Realty Group. She is also co-founder of Artemis Real Estate Partners. She is a member of the Pritzker family.

In 2012, Chicago magazine named her one of the 100 most powerful Chicagoans. In 2011, the Forbes 400 list of America's wealthiest showed her as the 263rd richest person in the U.S., estimated net worth of US $1.8511 billion, and the world's 651st richest person. In 2009, Forbes named Pritzker as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world.

Members of the Pritzker Family

• Nicholas Pritzker (1871–1957), Jewish immigrant from Ukraine, father of the family of Pritzker

o Harry Pritzker (1893–1957), lawyer

o Abram Nicholas Pritzker (1896–1986)

+ Jay Pritzker (1922–99), founder of Hyatt & philanthropist

1. Nancy Pritzker (1948–72), suicide
2. Thomas Pritzker (1950–), chief executive of Pritzker Organization holding company
3. m. Margot Marshall

• 3 children

1. John A. Pritzker (1953–)

• 3 children

1. Daniel Pritzker (1959–), founder, guitarist and songwriter for the Chicago band Sonia Dada

• 5 children

1. Jean (Gigi) Pritzker Pucker (1962–), filmmaker

• 3 children

+ Robert Pritzker (1926–) Founder of Marmon and Philanthropist; gave $60 million to the Illinois Institute of Technology

1. James N. Pritzker (1950–), retired U.S. Army colonel, founder of the Pritzker Military Library

• 3 children

1. Linda Pritzker (1953–), psychoanalyst, political activist

• 3 children

1. Karen Pritzker (1958–)

• 4 children

1. Matthew (1982–)
2. Liesel Matthews (1984–), the stage name of actress Liesel Pritzker

+ Donald Pritzker (1932–72)

1. Penny Pritzker (1959–),national finance chair of the Barack Obama presidential campaign; Chairman of Classic Residences of Hyatt

• 2 children

1. Anthony Pritzker (1961–)

• 6 children

1. Jay Robert Pritzker (1965–), member of New World Ventures; national chairman for Citizens for Hillary in 2008.

• 2 children

o Jack Pritzker (1904–79), lawyer

o m. Rhoda Goldberg (1914–2007)

+ Nicholas J. Pritzker (1944–), Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Hyatt Development Corporation

1. 4 children

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• Samuel Pritzker(1905-1990)

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+ Nathan Ptizker(1943-)

• Joshua Prizker(1986-)
• Michael Pritzker(1988-)

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+ Steven Pritzker

• Nicole Pritzker(1988-)

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+ Eleanor Ptitzker