Linda Pritzker Net Worth & Biography

This article covers the biography and net worth details of the American billionaire and heiress Linda Pritzker whose wealth has been estimated at 2 billion dollars in a recent Forbes report. Perhaps, she is best known to be a member of the renowned Pritzker family who founded and controlled the world-renowned Hyatt Hotels, from where most of her fortune is derived. Linda was born in 1953 in Chicago, Illinois to an American businessman Robert Pritzker and his spouse, Audrey Gilbert. She is also known by the name Lama Tsomo, and is an American lama in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. A co-founder of the Namchak Foundation and the Namchak Retreat Ranch, Linda is a spiritual teacher, author, and philanthropist. She is the granddaughter of Mr. A.N. Pritzker, who together with his sons Jay, Donald, and Robert, established Hyatt Hotels and Marmon Holdings which is a Chicago-based industrial conglomerate. In 2007, the family sold their control of Marmon Holdings to Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway for a reported amount of $4.7 billion.

Early Life

Linda Pritzker was born in Oberlin, Ohio, United States, in September 1953. She is the second of three children born to the Jewish-American family of Robert Pritzker and Audrey Gilbert. Her brother, named James Pritzker, is the founder of the Pritzker Military Library. The billionaire Karen Pritzker Vlock is her sister. She has two other siblings from her father’s second marriage. They’re named Matthew Pritzker and Liesel Pritzker Simmons. After her parents divorced in 1979 her father remarried Irene Dryburgh while her mother remarried Albert B. Ratner, a businessman and the co-chair of Cleveland-based real estate firm Forest City Enterprises

She earned a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology.

Professional Life

After working as a psychotherapist for several years, Linda Pritzker started a spiritual path to Tibetan Buddhism. In 2005, she was ordained a lama by a Tibetan meditation master named Tulku Sangak Rinpoche, who is also a world holder of the Namchak Lineage, a denomination of the Nyingma path of Tibetan Buddhism. She started studying with Rinpoche in the year 1995 and became fluent in Tibetan. ABC News’ Dan Harris has documented her journey to Buddhist practices in his podcast “10% Happier”.

Linda Pritzker is the author of several spiritual books. Her works include “the Ancient Wisdom for our Times Tibetan Buddhist Practice” Series, which includes “Book 1 Why Bother: An Introduction”, “Book 2 Wisdom and Compassion (Starting with Yourself)”, and “Book 3 Deepening Wisdom, Deepening Connection” (to be released in 2022). Her other books are “The Princess Who Wept Pearls: The Feminine Journey in Fairy Tales” and “Why is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling? A Westerner’s Introduction and Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Practice”. Furthermore, she worked with another author or other authors on the books “The Dharma of Dogs: Our Best Friends as Spiritual Teachers” and “The Lotus & The Rose: A Conversation Between Tibetan Buddhism & Mystical Christianity”.

Achievements: Awards & Honors

Her book “Why is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling?” has a foreword that was written by the Dalai Lama. In 2016, it won a silver medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards.

Linda Pritzker’s work, today, revolves around the initiatives of the Namchak Foundation which she established. While construction is still undergoing at the Namchak Retreat Ranch Namchak has several offerings for people, mainly students looking to start or strengthen their meditation practice including guided meditations, two online courses, Learning Circles, and several events per year. Linda Pritzker has been the force behind all of that and isn’t looking to slow down on her work anytime soon.

Personal Life

Ms. Pritzker is divorced and has three children, including Rachel, Roland, and Rosemary.

She is a Tibetan Buddhist and lives in Missoula, Montana, in the United States.

Not to forget, she is widely known as an open supporter of Democratic and Liberal causes and organizations, including Planned Parenthood and MoveOn.org.

Linda Pritzker Net Worth

Although many people do not know it, Linda Pritzker is a professional psychotherapist in addition to being an heiress, author, spiritual teacher, and philanthropist. As of the time of this writing, Linda Pritzker net worth is pegged at $2 billion dollars.

Although she was raised Jewish, Ms. Pritzker is currently a practicing Tibetan Buddhist. She has made her money from her family’s businesses as her grandfather, A.N. Pritzker, and her father and uncle were the co-founders of the Hyatt Hotel chain. Her wealth makes her one of the wealthiest people in Montana, and she continues to devote her time and attention to her spirituality to this day.