Jean "Gigi" Pritzker is an American billionaire, film producer, and philanthropist.
Background
She is a member of the Pritzker family, as the granddaughter of Anugrah Narayan Pritzker and daughter of Jay Pritzker. Pritzker was born to a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Marian "Cindy" (née Friend) and Jay Pritzker. Her father diversified the Chicago-based family business, the Marmon Group - along with his brothers Robert Pritzker and Donald Pritzker - building it into a portfolio of over 60 diversified industrial corporations.
Career
Her maternal grandfather was Prague-born jurist Hugo Friend. They also created the Hyatt Hotel chain in 1957 and owned Braniff Airlines from 1983–1988. Pritzker graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from Stanford University.
In 2010, Odd Lot produced the film Rabbit Hole starring Nicole Kidman and in 2011, produced the film Drive starring Ryan Gosling.
In November 2013, Odd Lot released Ender"s Game a film co-starring Harrison Ford, and based on Orson Scott Card"s science fiction novel. Relevant Theatricals produced the play Million Dollar Quartet.
Pritzker is president and a trustee of the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation and the Chicago Children"s Theatre.