Thomas' grandparents were Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, Annie P. (née Cohn) and Nicholas J.
[2][3] He holds a JD and an MBA from the University of Chicago,[4] and a BA from Claremont McKenna College.
He is founder (2011) and chairman of North America Western Asia Holdings LLC (NAWAH), an investment and advisory firm seeking to invest in Iraqi companies while advising clients looking to do business in the region.
[5] He is the past chair of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
[8][9] Pritzker was named in a deposition filed under oath by Virginia Giuffre related to her being sexually trafficked through the Jeffrey Epstein network.