The Richest in Real Estate Top 100
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Location: Chicago | Net Worth: $2.30 B
Location: Chicago | Net Worth: $2.30 B
![Penny Pritzker](https://cdn.bisnow.net/fit?height=1000&type=jpeg&url=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fcdn.bisnow.net%2Fcontent%2Fimages%2F2016%2F02%2Fpenny-pritzker.jpg&width=1000&sign=0kxt1SksJE2p8puCL9oFZmplol5qbPTtw_XgLp3V-kw)
Her first real estate project, Vi (formerly known as Classic Residence Hyatt), launched in 1987 and includes luxury retirement communities. Penny, a Harvard and Stanford grad, has become immersed in the political world, and became Commerce Secretary in 2013 under the Obama administration.