Penny Pritzker (63) – Chicago, Illinois

Billionaire businesswoman and politician Penny Pritzker is also a civic leader. She served as the 38th United State secretary of commerce under Barack Obama after gaining an outstanding vote of 97-1 as opposed to her opponent.

She has founded many other business ventures outside her family’s business. In 2021, she was estimated to be worth $3.2 billion. Another addition to her academic and career achievements was her appointment as a Harvard Corporation senior fellow in 2022. She holds other appointments like being on the board of top companies such as Microsoft, among others.