Adam Pritzker (born July 17, 1984) is an American entrepreneur. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Assembled Brands, a holding company of consumer brands, and was co-founder and chairman of

General Assembly A general assembly or general meeting is a meeting of all the members of an organization or shareholders of a company. Specific examples of general assembly include: Churches * General Assembly (presbyterian church), the highest court of pres ...

, a private school for professional development. In 2018, General Assembly was sold to The Adecco Group for over $400 million.

Education

Pritzker attended

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and

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

, graduating in 2008 with a

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in anthropology. He studied with

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, and went on to work for him at

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Career

Pritzker co-founded General Assembly in January 2011 with Jake Schwartz, Brad Hargreaves, and Matt Brimer. Pritzker and his partners started the company as a New York coworking space that offered practical classes on technology, design and entrepreneurship. The 20,000 square foot space was modeled after a college campus, according to Pritzker. He served as the chief creative officer, and helped its expansion to eight other locations globally. He was named to the Inc. (magazine) 30 under 30 list, and the

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magazine 30 under 30 list 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. In 2021, he was named a trustee of

Political action

In October 2017, Pritzker partnered with

, a development economist at

, and Daniel Squadron, a former New York state senator, to found Future Now.Wulfhorst, Ellen (October 9, 2017).
New group launched in US to set nation's own long-term goals to fix ills
. Thomas Reuters Foundation. reuters.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017. The new group's mission is to promote a set of national policy priorities it terms "America's Goals 2030", and to do so by funding state-level political candidates who are committed to working toward those goals. Based on the U.N.'s

Sustainable Development Goals The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals are a collection of 17 interlinked objectives designed to serve as a "shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future".United Nations (2017) R ...

– a global list of priorities approved in 2015 by the 193 U.N. members – the organization's policy agenda encompasses seven priorities: good jobs; affordable health care; investing in children; empowering people over special interests; equal opportunity; sustainable infrastructure; and clean air, water, and energy.

Personal

Pritzker married Sophie McNally in 2016. He is a fourth-generation member of the Pritzker family, son of

John Pritzker John A. Pritzker (born 1953), the grandson of A.N. Pritzker and son of Jay Pritzker, is an American billionaire and investor. He is a member of the Pritzker family. Early life and education Pritzker was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ma ...

and grandson of Jay Pritzker. His uncle,

Thomas Pritzker Thomas Pritzker (born June 6, 1950) is an American billionaire heir and businessman. A member of the Pritzker family, he is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pritzker Organization (TPO), which manages the various Pritzker fami ...

, is the executive chairman of

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, and his aunt,

Gigi Pritzker Gigi Pritzker (born July 27, 1962) is an American billionaire and film producer. She is a member of the Pritzker family. Pritzker is co-founder of the film production and financing company Odd Lot Entertainment, producing several films including ...

, is a film producer. He and his family live in

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and

Montecito, California Montecito (Spanish for "Little mountain") is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California.McCormack, Don (1999). ''McCormack's Guides Santa Barbara and Ventura 2000''. Mccormacks Guides. p. 58. . Located ...

References

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