First transgender billionaire, founder of Tawani Foundation and Pritzker Military Library
Political party
Republican (formerly)[1]
Spouses
Ayelet ben Mordechai
(divorced)
Lisa I. Goren
(divorced)
Erin E. Solaro
(m. 2020)
Children
3
Parent
Robert Pritzker (father)
Awards
Colonel (honorary) (IL)
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Illinois Army National Guard
Years of service
1974–1977 (U.S. Army)
1979–1985 (U.S. Army)
1985–2001 (ILARNG)
Rank
Lieutenant colonel
Awards
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal (2)
Army Achievement Medal (2)
Good Conduct Medal
Army Reserve Good Conduct Medal (4)
Jennifer Natalya Pritzker (born James Nicholas Pritzker; August 13, 1950) is an American investor, philanthropist, and member of the Pritzker family. Pritzker retired as a lieutenant colonel from the Illinois Army National Guard (ILARNG) in 2001, and was later made an honorary Illinois colonel. Founder of the Tawani Foundation in 1995, Tawani Enterprises in 1996, and the Pritzker Military Library in 2003, Pritzker has been devoted to civic applications of inherited and accrued wealth, including significant donations to broaden understanding and support for "citizen soldiers."
In August 2013, Pritzker released a statement to employees at Tawani Enterprises and the Pritzker Military Library that subsequently received wide media coverage, indicating the change from "J. N." to "Jennifer Natalya" to reflect her status as a transgender woman, making her the first and only openly transgender billionaire.
She is the cousin of current Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker and former US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.[2]
^Pritzker, Jennifer (October 29, 2020). "Jennifer Pritzker: Politically homeless in our two-party system". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
^"The Pritzker family tree". Chicago Tribune. December 18, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
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