Jay Pritzker

[citation needed] With his brother, Robert, he built a portfolio of 60 diversified industrial corporations.

He created the Hyatt Hotel chain in 1957 with his brother Donald Pritzker and owned Braniff Airlines from 1983–1988.

In 1982, he acquired Ticketmaster and expanded it before selling 80% for more than $325 million to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 1993.

[7][8][9] In 1979, Pritzker received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.

[11] In 2004, the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, designed by architect Frank Gehry, was completed as part of Millennium Park in downtown Chicago.

Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, USA