Advisory Council

Penny Pritzker

Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PSP Capital

Penny Pritzker is Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PSP Capital Partners and its affiliate, Pritzker Realty Group. Ms. Pritzker is an entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist with over twenty-five years of experience as a business executive in the real estate, hospitality, credit reporting and numerous other industries. In addition to her position at PSP, Ms. Pritzker is chair and co-founder of Artemis Real Estate Partners. She is also the co-founder and former chairman of Vi Senior Living (formerly Classic Residence by Hyatt) and The Parking Spot. Ms. Pritzker serves on the board of Hyatt Hotels Corporation and is a past board member of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Marmon Group and LaSalle Bank Corporation. She also sits on the board of the Council on Foreign Relations, the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, the board of trustees of Stanford University and the Chicago Board of Education, and is a former chairman of the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and member of the Harvard University Board of Overseers. Ms. Pritzker earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor and Masters of Business Administration from Stanford University.

Ms. Pritzker is co-founder and co-director of The Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation, a private philanthropic foundation that invests in people and programs that enrich the life experiences of Chicago’s children. With a strong focus on improving schools, The Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation seeks leaders, programs and ideas that will impact student learning in powerful and long-lasting ways. In addition to education, the Foundation extends its support to health & fitness and art & culture, building on the belief that a city that values learning, promotes physical well-being and appreciates the arts will thrive for generations to come. To learn more about The Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation, visit www.ptffoundation.org.

To learn more about Ms. Pritzker, visit www.penny-pritzker.com.