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Mr. Pritzker is the Founder of New World Ventures. A founding board member of the Illinois Venture Capital Association, a founding director of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, and co-founder of the Illinois Innovation Accelerator Fund with the state of Illinois, Pritzker has been a forceful and active proponent of a stronger technology base and entrepreneurship in the Midwest region. In 2008, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce awarded Mr. Pritzker the Entrepreneur Champion Award for his efforts assisting business creation.
Pritzker is also Managing Partner of The Pritzker Group, a private investment firm acquiring late stage companies in a wide range of business sectors including industrial, business services, media, and technology. Acquisitions have included Amsafe, Signicast and Carter-Waters.
Crain's Chicago Business honored Mr. Pritzker with the designation as a business leader in its "40 under 40," and "Who's Who of Chicago Business." The Chicago Sun-Times named him to their "Hot 100" most prominent members of Chicago's technology economy. The City Club of Chicago awarded him Citizen of the Year, and he received the Humanitarian Award from the Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois for his philanthropic activities.
Pritzker is a trustee and serves on the investment committee of Northwestern University and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Northwestern University School of Law. He served as Chairman of the Illinois Human Rights Commission until 2006 and is Chairman of the Illinois Holocaust Museum Campaign. Pritzker is an attorney and a member of the Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations. He graduated with an A.B. in political science from Duke University and earned his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law. For a more complete bio, go to www.jb-pritzker.com.
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