PENNY PRITZKER

25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH

• Real estate
• Hospitality
• Senior living
• Financial services industries

Served as CEO of PSP Capital Partners, and has previously developed such diverse companies as Vi (formerly Classic Residence by Hyatt), a leader in luxury living for older adults; The Parking Spot, a large U.S. network of off-site airport parking facilities; and Pritzker Realty Group.

BACKGROUND

• advisory board chairman of Skills for America's Future
• Presidents economic recovery advisory board
• Mormon group and LaSalle bank Corporation
• Past executive Chairman of TransUnion
• Appointed to the President's Council for Jobs and Competitiveness

Sworn in as the 38th Secretary of Commerce by Vice President Joe Biden on June 26, 2013. She helped launch Skills for Chicagoland's Future, the first city model of Skills for America's Future. Also, she received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service, an honor given to individuals who have served with distinction in public life and have shown a special commitment to seeking out informed opinions and thoughtful views.

the first to raise private equity to invest in public schools

For the past two years, Pritzker served on the Obama Administration as a member of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board formulating and evaluating economic policy.

FAMILY

• Married: Dr. Bryan Traubert
• Two Children: Rose and Donald
• Two Brothers: Anthony and Jay Robert
• Parents: Sue Sandel and Donald Pritzker

DEMOCRAT

HER FATHER DIED WHEN SHE WAS 13

PEOPLE WORKING FOR HER

• Chair, Sam Gilliland, Chairman Emeritus, Sabre, Southlake, Texas
• V-Chair, Kathleen Matthews, Exec. VP & Chief Global Commun. &Public Affairs
• Holly Agra, Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Chicago’s First Lady Cruises, Chicago,
• Rosemarie Andolino, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation, Chicago
• Darrell Bryan, President and CEO, Clipper Navigation, Seattle, Washington