Penny Pritzker
Penny Sue Pritzker (born May 2, 1959) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, civic leader, and philanthropist. She was the United States Secretary of Commerce from June 2013 to January 2017.
Penny Pritzker | |
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| 38th United States Secretary of Commerce | |
| In office June 26, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Cameron Kerry (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Wilbur Ross |
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| Born | May 2, 1959 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bryan Traubert |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Stanford University |
She studied at Castilleja School,[1] Harvard College,[2] and Stanford University.[3]
She is the founder, chairman and CEO of PSP Capital Partners and Pritzker Realty Group.[4] She's also co-founder and chairman of Artemis Real Estate Partners.[5] She is a member of the Pritzker family.
In 2012, Chicago magazine named her one of the 100 most powerful Chicagoans.[6] In 2011 the Forbes 400 list of America's wealthiest showed her as the 263rd richest person in the U.S., estimated net worth of US $1.7 billion,[7] and the world's 651st richest person. In 2009 Forbes named Pritzker as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world.
Pritzker was nominated to be the next United States Secretary of Commerce by Barack Obama.[8]
Penny Pritzker Media
Pritzker with President Barack Obama and Mike Froman in the Oval Office, May 2, 2013
Secretary Pritzker addresses international media in Tokyo, October 21, 2014.
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References
- ↑ Around Town. November 9, 2005. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120212215601/http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/2005/2005_11_09.gatown09.shtml. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ↑ Madeline W., Lissner (June 5, 2006). "Penny Pritzker". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ↑ Easton, Nina (June 2, 2014). "The fascinating life of Penny Pritzker (so far)". Fortune. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ↑ "PSP Capital Partners". Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved Oct 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Artemis Real Estate".
- ↑ Bailey, Berstein, Burke, Colburn (March 2012). 100 Most Powerful Chicagoans. http://www.Chicagomag.com/Chicago-magazine/march-2012/100-most-powerful-Chicagoans.
- ↑ The 400 Richest Americans: #263 Penny Pritzker. Forbes. September 2011. https://www.forbes.com/profile/penny-pritzker/. Retrieved 2011-10-23. "Net worth: $1.7 billion".
- ↑ Sweet, Lynn (2013-05-02) "Obama nominates Chicago exec Penny Pritzker as commerce secretary", Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
Other websites
Media related to Penny Pritzker at Wikimedia Commons
- Shattered Dynasty, Vanity Fair (magazine)
- Money Maven
- Penny Pritzker at NNDB
- 2002 article on Superior Bank failure, In These Times
- The Forbes 400 – #135 Penny Pritzker 2007 profile
- The Harvard Crimson – Penny Pritzker Archived 2008-09-22 at the Wayback Machine Madeline W. Lissner, June 5, 2006
- SEC filings Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Personal website Archived 2019-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
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