Last Updated: 28 Mar, 2024 | Views: 1467
Age: 60
Profession: Business Men
Other Profession(s): Politician, Philanthropist
Famous For: 43rd Governor of Illinois
Higher Education: Northwestern University (JD)
Net Worth: $3.6 Billion
About (Profile/Biography):
J. B. Pritzker was born January 19, 1965 in California, U.S.J. B. Pritzker is an American billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and politician serving as the 43rd governor of Illinois since 2019. A member of the wealthy Pritzker family, which owns the worldwide hotel chain Hyatt, J. B. Pritzker is based in Chicago and has started several venture capital and investment startups.
J. B. Pritzker Career:
J. B. Pritzker Business Career:
• J. B. Pritzkerattended Milton Academy, a boarding school in Milton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science.
• In 1993, J. B. Pritzker earned his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.J. B. Pritzkeris an attorney and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association.
J. B. Pritzker Early Political Career:
• J. B. Pritzker served as chairman of ChicagoNEXT,Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's council on innovation and technology, and he founded 1871 and a nonprofit digital start-up incubator.
• J. B. Pritzker played an important role in the creation of the Illinois Venture Capital Association and the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center.
J. B. Pritzker as Governor of Illinois:
• On April 6, 2017, J. B. Pritzkerannounced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor of Illinois.
• On August 10, 2017, J. B. Pritzkerannounced that his running mate would be freshman State Representative and fellow Chicago resident Juliana Stratton.
J. B. Pritzker Work For Child welfare and education:
• In the balanced budget for the 2019–20 fiscal year, worth $40 billion, J. B. Pritzkerauthorized more spending on education, including grade schools, community colleges, and state universities.
• J. B. Pritzker rose by nearly $379 million, more than the $29 million required by the new state funding for education formula passed the previous year.
J. B. Pritzker Work forCriminal justice and law enforcement:
• J. B. Pritzker signed into law the Senate Bill 1890, whose goal is to crack down on human trafficking.
• J. B. Pritzker requires hospitality business owners to train their employees to recognize victims of trafficking and to teach them the protocols of reporting to authorities.
J. B. Pritzker Awards:
• 2013 Survivors' Legacy Award
• 2015:Erikson Institute Award
• 2008: Entrepreneurial Champion Award
J. B. Pritzker Unknown Facts:
• J. B. Pritzkerpolitical attack: J. B. Pritzkercalled the controversy a political attack, and subsequently paid the county treasurer $330,000 to reimburse the amount of the property tax reduction.
• J. B. Pritzker work as philanthropy: J. B. Pritzker's philanthropy, and any accolades that go with it, have been bankrolled with what is essentially found money.
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