Adam Pritzker | |
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Born |
San Francisco,
California, U.S. | July 17, 1984
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | Co-Founder, General Assembly and Assembled Brands |
Spouse |
Sophie McNally (
m. 2016) |
Family | Pritzker family |
Adam Pritzker (born July 17, 1984) is an American entrepreneur. He is the chairman and CEO of Assembled Brands, a holding company of fashion and lifestyle consumer brands, [1] [2] and was co-founder and chairman of General Assembly, a private school for professional development. [3] [4] In 2018, General Assembly was sold to The Adecco Group for over $400 million. [5] [6]
Pritzker attended San Francisco University High School and Columbia University, [7] graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology. [8] [9] [10] He studied with Jeffrey Sachs at Columbia, and went on to work for him at The Earth Institute. [11]
Pritzker co-founded the General Assembly in January 2011 with Jake Schwartz, Brad Hargreaves, and Matt Brimer. [12] Pritzker and his partners started the company as a New York coworking space that offered practical classes on technology, design and entrepreneurship. [3] The 20,000 square foot space was modeled after a college campus, according to Pritzker. [3] He served as the chief creative officer, and helped its expansion to eight other locations globally. [13] He was named to the Inc. (magazine) 30 under 30 list, [14] and the Forbes magazine 30 under 30 list [13] for his work at General Assembly. He left his day-to-day job at the business in 2013 but remained chairman until its sale to The Adecco Group. [8] [15]
In 2013, Pritzker co-founded Assembled Brands. In 2016 he made a co-founding investment in the Khaite fashion brand. [2] [16] [1] [17]
In 2021, he was named a trustee of Columbia University. [18]
In October 2017, Pritzker partnered with Jeffrey Sachs, a development economist at Columbia University, and Daniel Squadron, a former New York state senator, to found Future Now. The group's mission was to promote "America's Goals 2030", a set of national policy priorities, by funding state-level political candidates committed to working toward those goals. The organization's policy agenda is based on the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals – a global list of priorities approved in 2015 by the 193 U.N. members. [19] [20] [10]
In addition to Future Now, Pritzker and Squadron co-founded the States Project, an advocacy nonprofit organization to win Democratic governing majorities in state legislatures. [21] [22] [23]
Pritzker married Sophie McNally in 2016. [24] He is a fourth-generation member of the Pritzker family, son of John Pritzker and grandson of Jay Pritzker. [11] [25] His uncle, Thomas Pritzker, is the executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, and his aunt, Gigi Pritzker, is a film producer. He and his family live in Beverly Hills and Montecito, California. [26] [27]
Adam Pritzker | |
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![]() | |
Born |
San Francisco,
California, U.S. | July 17, 1984
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | Co-Founder, General Assembly and Assembled Brands |
Spouse |
Sophie McNally (
m. 2016) |
Family | Pritzker family |
Adam Pritzker (born July 17, 1984) is an American entrepreneur. He is the chairman and CEO of Assembled Brands, a holding company of fashion and lifestyle consumer brands, [1] [2] and was co-founder and chairman of General Assembly, a private school for professional development. [3] [4] In 2018, General Assembly was sold to The Adecco Group for over $400 million. [5] [6]
Pritzker attended San Francisco University High School and Columbia University, [7] graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology. [8] [9] [10] He studied with Jeffrey Sachs at Columbia, and went on to work for him at The Earth Institute. [11]
Pritzker co-founded the General Assembly in January 2011 with Jake Schwartz, Brad Hargreaves, and Matt Brimer. [12] Pritzker and his partners started the company as a New York coworking space that offered practical classes on technology, design and entrepreneurship. [3] The 20,000 square foot space was modeled after a college campus, according to Pritzker. [3] He served as the chief creative officer, and helped its expansion to eight other locations globally. [13] He was named to the Inc. (magazine) 30 under 30 list, [14] and the Forbes magazine 30 under 30 list [13] for his work at General Assembly. He left his day-to-day job at the business in 2013 but remained chairman until its sale to The Adecco Group. [8] [15]
In 2013, Pritzker co-founded Assembled Brands. In 2016 he made a co-founding investment in the Khaite fashion brand. [2] [16] [1] [17]
In 2021, he was named a trustee of Columbia University. [18]
In October 2017, Pritzker partnered with Jeffrey Sachs, a development economist at Columbia University, and Daniel Squadron, a former New York state senator, to found Future Now. The group's mission was to promote "America's Goals 2030", a set of national policy priorities, by funding state-level political candidates committed to working toward those goals. The organization's policy agenda is based on the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals – a global list of priorities approved in 2015 by the 193 U.N. members. [19] [20] [10]
In addition to Future Now, Pritzker and Squadron co-founded the States Project, an advocacy nonprofit organization to win Democratic governing majorities in state legislatures. [21] [22] [23]
Pritzker married Sophie McNally in 2016. [24] He is a fourth-generation member of the Pritzker family, son of John Pritzker and grandson of Jay Pritzker. [11] [25] His uncle, Thomas Pritzker, is the executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, and his aunt, Gigi Pritzker, is a film producer. He and his family live in Beverly Hills and Montecito, California. [26] [27]