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Rachel Pritzker is an heir of the Pritzker family fortune, a center-left Democratic activist and funder, and a proponent of ecomodernism. She is the chair of Third Way, the Breakthrough Institute, and the Pritzker Innovation Fund. She was a founding board member of Media Matters of America and the Democracy Alliance. Her mother is Linda Pritzker. [1]

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References

  1. Rojc, Philip (17 August 2017). "So Many Pritzkers, So Much Philanthropy: Meet This Top Family of Givers". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved 14 May 2024.