Overview
- In a statement provided to the New York Times, the prize said its jury operates confidentially and free from external influence.
- A spokesperson said the annual laureate announcement, typically in the first week of March, will be delayed slightly.
- Files released last month documented frequent exchanges between Tom Pritzker and Epstein after the financier’s 2008 plea deal.
- One disclosed email quoted Pritzker writing, “Flexible principles! It’s what I love about lawyers and politicians.”
- Tom Pritzker resigned as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation and apologized for his judgment, while retaining leadership roles at the Pritzker Foundation, the Pritzker Family Philanthropic Fund, and the Hyatt Foundation.