Pritzker served as chairman of ChicagoNEXT, [22] Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel 's council on innovation and technology, and he founded 1871, a nonprofit digital start-up incubator [23] (named for the year of the Great Chicago Fire). He was involved in the creation of the Illinois Venture Capital Association and the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center.

Governor JB Pritzker is Illinois’ 43rd Governor, elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022 with the highest vote share for any Democratic governor in more than 60 years. Since taking office, he has accomplished one of the most ambitious policy agendas in the nation.

Jan 15, 2025 · J.B. Pritzker is an American Democratic politician and businessman who is the governor of Illinois (2019– ). His family owns the global Hyatt hotel chain and is one of the wealthiest families in the United States. Before being elected governor, Pritzker played a role in the founding of multiple venture capital firms.

Governor Pritzker is working to reform our criminal justice system, end the epidemic of gun violence, prioritize mental health and defend and expand the individual and civil rights of every Illinoisan.

Jay Robert Pritzker (born January 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 43rd governor of Illinois since 2019. [1][2][3][4]

Aug 20, 2024 · A fundraiser for President Joe Biden, Pritzker helped convince the party to hold the convention in Chicago and quickly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris after Biden bowed out of the...

Jan 31, 2025 · Gov. JB Pritzker is blocking those who took part in the Jan. 6 riots from jobs in Illinois state government.

Oct 18, 2023 · Peter Slevin writes a profile about J. B. Pritzker, the Democratic governor of Illinois and the billionaire hotel heir, and his political ambitions.

2 days ago · On the face of it, it’s odd for a governor beginning his seventh year in office to say he wants to prove Illinois “can govern itself.” But it makes sense to us.

4 days ago · A projected $3.2 billion budget hole is just one of the challenges facing Gov. JB Pritzker as he prepares his next spending plan.