Overview
- Pritzker, 75, retired effective immediately and said he will not seek re‑election to Hyatt’s board at the company’s next annual meeting.
- Hyatt’s board appointed President and CEO Mark Hoplamazian as chairman effective immediately.
- Newly released government files and emails document recurring exchanges between Pritzker and Epstein from at least 2010 to 2019, including a 2018 thread in which an Epstein associate wrote she would try to find him a “new girlfriend” and Pritzker replied, “May the Force be with you.”
- Pritzker apologized for maintaining contact with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, condemning their actions, while there are no public criminal charges against him.
- Court filings include a disputed allegation by Virginia Giuffre that Pritzker has denied, as the broader release of Epstein‑related records has triggered resignations and other repercussions for prominent figures in business and politics.