Penny Pritzker

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Penny Sue Pritzker (1959) is an American billionaire (net worth $2.8 billion USD), the granddaughter of Abram Nicholas Pritzker and the niece of Jay Pritzker. She is the Founder/Chairman/CEO of Classic Residence by Hyatt, a luxury senior living communites spread throughout the United States.

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She attended Castilleja School[1] until 1977.[2] In 1981 she received a BA in Economics from Harvard University later earning a JD/MBA from Stanford University in 1984.[3] Penny lives in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago with her two teenage children and her husband, Dr. Bryan Traubert.

She is ranked 135th on the 2007 Forbes list of richest Americans. She has sat on Harvard's Board of Overseers since 2002, and is active in numerous philanthropic and civic endeavors, including Chicago's Millennium Park. She has also developed a Chicago skyscraper, been president of commercial and residential real estate firms, and served as chair for TransUnion, a major credit-reporting company. Currently, she is the national finance chairwoman of Barack Obama's presidential campaign.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Around Town. Palo Alto Weekly. Embarcadero Publishing Company (2005-11-09). Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
  2. ^ DeBare, Ilana. Prominent Alumnae of Girls' Schools. Where Girls Come First. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
  3. ^ STANFORD LAWYER

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