Jennifer Pritzker

Jennifer Pritzker
Pritzker in 2016
Born	James Nicholas Pritzker (1950-08-13) August 13, 1950 (age 74) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education	Loyola University Chicago (BA)
Occupation(s)	Investor, philanthropist
Known for	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 involved with 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]