Tom Pritzker
Executive Chairman

Tom Pritzker was born and raised in Chicago. He holds a B.A. from Claremont Men’s College, an MBA and J.D. degree from the University of Chicago. He resides in Chicago with his wife Margot.

Tom is Chairman and CEO of The Pritzker Organization, the family’s historical merchant bank. He is also Executive Chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H). Over his career he has been involved in acquiring and building companies in a number of different industries. In addition, he was a founder of significant companies in the fields of container leasing (Triton), biotech (Bay City Capital) and health care (Reliant Pharmaceuticals and First Health).

Outside of business, Pritzker is active in a number of areas. In national security he is Chairman of Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington DC and a member of the Aspen Strategy Group. In culture and education he is Chairman of the Hyatt Foundation which sponsors the Pritzker Architecture Prize and a member of the boards of trustees at the University of Chicago and the Art Institute of Chicago. In science, he was deeply involved in conceptualizing and helping to build from a white paper what is now the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. He was the founder of the Pritzker Neuropsychiatric Disorders Research Consortium. Pritzker is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Pritzker has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Tsinghua University in Beijing. He is an Honorary Professor of History and for a number of years was an adjunct professor of history at Sichuan University in China. For the past 40 years Pritzker has been leading archeological expeditions and publishing original research in the field of Western Himalayan history.

Joseph Gleberman
Chief Executive Officer

Joe Gleberman is the Chief Executive Officer of The Pritzker Organization, the family merchant bank of the Tom Pritzker family. Previously, he was a Partner/Managing Director at Goldman Sachs & Co., where he worked in investment banking and merchant banking from 1982 to 2014. He began his career in mergers and acquisitions, where he co-headed the technology practice in the late 1980s. Mr. Gleberman lived in Tokyo from 1990 to 1993, serving as head of Asia-Pacific mergers and acquisitions. In 1993, he joined the principal investment area, where he led investments in technology, health care, and industrial companies, including Rambus, Citysearch, IPC Communications, Berry Plastics, Alltel, and iHealth Technologies. In 2007, he became the chief risk and restructuring officer for the merchant banking division. Mr. Gleberman serves on the boards of trustees of the American Museum of Natural History and The Nature Conservancy. Previously, he served as chair of the board of The Nature Conservancy of New York. Mr. Gleberman holds a BA and MA in economics from Yale University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Brandon Deger
Vice President

Brandon Deger joined The Pritzker Organization in 2017. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Epic Staffing Group. Prior to joining TPO, Brandon worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Global Industrials Group at Lincoln International in Chicago. While at Lincoln, Brandon provided sell-side advisory services for a variety of strategic and financial sponsor-owned clients. Brandon attended Washington University in St. Louis, where he received his BSBA with majors in Economics and Strategy and Healthcare Management.

Jordan Federbush
Vice President

Jordan Federbush joined The Pritzker Organization in 2019. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of ADL Final Mile, and as a Board Observer on Steward Partners Global Advisory, Omni Logistics, and Black Buffalo. Prior to joining TPO, Jordan worked as an Investment Banking Associate in the Consumer Retail Group at Goldman Sachs in Chicago. While at Goldman Sachs, Jordan provided support on a variety of advisory transactions for corporate clients. Jordan graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, where he received a BSBA with a major in Finance and a minor in Political Science.

Alex Feld
Managing Director

Alex Feld joined The Pritzker Organization in 2016. He currently serves as a Director of Superior Waste, ADL Final Mile, KBP Foods, Mammoth Holdings, Lit Communities, NationsBenefits and Clearwave Fiber. Alex previously worked closely with TPO’s prior investments in Hargray Communications and Portfolio Group.

Prior to joining TPO, Alex worked at GTCR, a middle market private equity firm in Chicago where he focused on investments in information services and technology. Prior to GTCR, he worked in the investment banking division of Barclays.

Alex received his MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and attended the University of Michigan - Ross School of Business, where he received his BBA with Honors. He currently serves on the Leadership Council of Communities in Schools of Chicago and on the Board of Directors of JDRF Illinois.

Billy Nand
Managing Director

Billy joined The Pritzker Organization in 2019. He currently serves on the boards of STV, Crown Healthcare Laundry Services, and Zephyr Home. Prior to joining The Pritzker Organization, Billy was a partner at Lee Equity Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm where he helped lead their business services investments. Prior to Lee Equity, Billy was a Business Analyst in the New York Office of McKinsey & Company. Billy graduated from the University of Illinois with B.S. degrees in both finance and accounting.

Jason Pritzker
Vice Chairman

Jason Pritzker is a Managing Director and Vice Chairman of The Pritzker Organization. He is focused on partnering with and investing in best in class management teams across diverse industry verticals and at all points in a company’s life cycle. He is Executive Chairman of TMS International and serves on the Board of Directors of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Lithko Contracting LLC and Omni Logistics. Mr. Pritzker joined The Pritzker Organization in 2013. Previously, he held roles at The Marmon Group, Goldman Sachs, and Hyatt Hotels Corp. Mr. Pritzker graduated from Brandeis University in 2002. He currently resides in Chicago with his wife Erin and daughters Winona and Elliot and is on the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Science and Industry.

Rob Strating
Operations Executive

Rob Strating joined the Pritzker Organization in 2020. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Crown Healthcare Laundry Services. Prior to joining, he worked as a Director for Marmon Holdings, where he led several significant business turnarounds. While at Marmon, he was responsible for creating an 80/20 culture for 22,000 employees in more than 120 businesses. Prior to Marmon, he started and grew an 80/20-focused consulting company. He was with Illinois Tool Works for 11 years in several operating and leadership positions. Rob graduated summa cum laude from Cornerstone University with a BSBM.

Jason Sussman
Managing Director

Jason Sussman joined The Pritzker Organization in 2013.  He is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee.  His related current and past board positions include Ferian Re, Steward Partners, Portfolio Group, GreyCastle Holdings and Financeit.  In addition, he manages a hybrid capital portfolio that includes credit and preferred equity investments.  He serves as a Lecturer in Law at UChicago Law School, and as a member of the advisory councils of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, UChicago Hillel, and Invest for Kids. Previously, he was a vice president in structured finance at Barclays Capital, where he held a proprietary investments role. Before that, he was a corporate and tax associate at Davis, Polk and Wardwell. Mr. Sussman is a CFA charterholder. He received his BA and JD from Columbia University.

Larry Tarschis
Managing Director

Larry joined The Pritzker Organization in 2000. He currently serves on the boards of Epic Staffing Group, Grubb Properties, Lithko Contracting, STV, Terravet and TMS International. Prior to joining TPO, Larry worked in investment banking at Bear Stearns. Larry received his M.B.A. from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his B.S. in Finance with Highest Honors from the College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he was a recipient of the University Honors Bronze Tablet award.

Neil Torres
Principal

Neil Torres joined The Pritzker Organization in 2002. Neil holds an AB in economics from The University of Chicago.

Jacob Vila
Associate

Jacob Vila joined The Pritzker Organization in 2021. Prior to joining TPO, Jacob worked as an Investment Banking Associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at BMO Capital Markets. While at BMO, Jacob provided support for sponsor and corporate clients on a variety of advisory transactions. Jacob graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame, where he received a BBA with a major in Finance and a minor in European Studies.

Anastacia Anton
Associate

Anastacia Anton joined The Pritzker Organization in 2022. Prior to joining TPO, Anastacia worked as a Senior Associate on the Secondary Investments Team at Adams Street Partners in Chicago. While at Adams Street Partners, Anastacia supported all aspects of the investment process, including due diligence and portfolio monitoring and management. Prior to Adams Street Partners, Anastacia worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Regional Coverage & M&A Group at J.P. Morgan in New York City, where she provided sell-side advisory services for a variety of corporate and sponsor clients. Anastacia graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame, where she received her BBA with majors in Accounting and Sociology.

Jimmy Pniewski
Associate

Jimmy Pniewski joined The Pritzker Organization in 2022. He currently serves as a Board Observer on Lithko Contracting and STV. Prior to joining TPO, Jimmy worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Global Industrials Group at Goldman Sachs in Chicago. While at Goldman Sachs, Jimmy provided a variety of investment banking services including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and equity and debt financings for both publicly traded and private equity-owned clients. Jimmy graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Missouri, where he received a BSBA with a major in Finance and Banking.

Gilris Wooldridge
Chef

Vanessa Ryan
Senior Executive Assistant

Andrea Palombit
Chief Administrative Officer

Suzanne Eberly
Senior Executive Assistant

Hannah McDonald
Executive Assistant / HR & Accounting Coordinator

Mia Letizia
Executive Assistant

Madeline Wood
Executive Assistant / Event Coordinator

Margaret Carden
Executive Assistant

Fernanda Sanchez
Receptionist

Chad Griewank
Office Manager

Jon Goldsher
Chief Financial Officer

Jon Goldsher joined The Pritzker Organization in 2024 as Chief Financial Officer.

Before joining TPO, Jon served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Boyne Capital, a Florida-based private equity firm, where he oversaw accounting, financial reporting, investor communications, and compliance activities. Prior to his tenure at Boyne Capital, Jon was an Assurance Senior Manager in Ernst & Young’s Chicago office, where he led financial statement audits of private equity funds, hedge funds, mutual funds, and investment advisers. He began his career as an auditor at RSM US.

Jon holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Professional Accountancy from Illinois State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (currently inactive) in Illinois and Florida.

Jackie Hurley
Executive Assistant