Matthew Pritzker | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 28, 1982 |
| Alma mater | American University |
| Occupation | heir |
| Organization(s) | Matthew Pritzker Company (chairman and founder) |
| Parent | Robert Pritzker (father) |
| Relatives | Pritzker family |
Matthew Pritzker (born May 28, 1982) is an American heir based in Chicago, Illinois. [1] In 2008 he founded the Matthew Pritzker Company. [2] The company's focus is on investing Pritzker's inheritance in real estate, technology, [3] media, [3] [4] consumer, [5] and manufacturing. [6] Pritzker supports a number of local and national charities and institutions. [2]
Matthew Pritzker was born May 28, [7] 1982 to Irene Pritzker (née Dryburgh) and Robert Pritzker of the Pritzker family. [1] [8] [9] His American family is engaged in business and philanthropy. [3] [8] [9] He grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and is an alumnus of New Trier High School. [3] He attended American University. [10]
In 2008, [2] following a series of successful real estate investments, [3] [4] he formed The Matthew Pritzker Company. [2] The company focuses on building businesses across a variety of industries—including real estate, technology, [3] media, [3] [4] consumer, [5] [11] and manufacturing. [6] Crain's Chicago Business named Pritzker to their “40 under 40” list of businesspeople, when he was 29. [12]
The Matthew Pritzker Company has a portfolio of investments in companies such as cameo, [13] SpaceX, Fairgrounds Craft Coffee & Tea, and Blaze Pizza, as well as continued investments in real estate. [14] In 2012 Pritzker bought a stake in the Colson Group, a caster manufacturing company that his father Robert Pritzker had helped build decades earlier. [6]
Pritzker supports a number of civic and philanthropic initiatives in Chicago and the United States. [2] He is the benefactor of The Mathew Pritzker Enchanted Forest, a network of pathways and play areas within Maggie Daley Park in Chicago. [15] Pritzker serves on the Board of After School All Stars. [13]
After family patriarch Jay Pritzker died in 1999, the extended Pritzker family began restructuring the family's businesses and assets. [1] In the course of that process, issues came to light which Pritzker's younger sister, Liesel, raised in a lawsuit against certain trustees, advisers, and beneficiaries. Pritzker eventually joined his sister's lawsuit, [16] which the parties successfully resolved two years later. [17] In January 2005, the press speculated that Pritzker received about $500 million in a settlement agreement. [1] [18]
Pritzker is active in politics and has donated to many Democratic candidates for local, state, and federal office. [19] [20] [21]
Pritzker lives in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. [4] [22] He has a private pilot's license. [23]