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President & Chief Executive Officer, Pritzker Realty Group, L.P.
Penny Pritzker is founder, chairman and CEO of Classic Residencies by Hyatt, which currently owns, manages, and operates retirement communities nationwide. She also serves as president and CEO of Pritzker Realty Group, overseeing all of the Pritzker family's non-hotel real estate investments, including land developments, industrial parks, apartments, and office buildings. She is chairman of the board of TransUnion Corporation and The Parking Spot. Ms. Pritzker serves on the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. She was National Finance Chair of the Barack Obama for President campaign and Co-chair of the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee. She is Vice-Chair of the Chicago Public Education Fund, is a life trustee and former Chairman of the Board of the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, and from 2002 to 2008 was a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers. She is based in Chicago, IL.
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