John Pritzker
John A. Pritzker, the grandson of A.N. Pritzker and son of Jay Pritzker, is an American billionaire and investor. He is a member of the Pritzker family.
- John Pritzker learned the hotel business at his family’s Hyatt Hotel chain; he sold his shares in Hyatt to relatives in 2010.
- Pritzker went on to build Commune Hotels and Resorts, a boutique hotel management company, which after a merger in 2016 became Two Roads Hospitality.
- In November 2018, Hyatt Hotels purchased Two Roads Hospitality for $408 million, plus a potential $96 million if certain outcomes are met.
- John’s brother Thomas is the chairman of Hyatt and his sister Gigi Pritzker is a film producer.
- A photography buff, he pledged $25 million to create the Pritzker Center for Photography at the SFMOMA in San Francisco.
- John’s father Jay, uncle Robert and grandfather A.N. Pritzker built a diverse fortune that included manufacturing and service group Marmon Holdings.
