Billionaire Hyatt chair Thomas Pritzker steps down after Epstein fallout

Thomas Pritzker is stepping down as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, saying that he "exercised terrible judgment" in maintaining contact with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The 75-year-old billionaire said he is retiring effective immediately and will not seek reelection to Hyatt's board at its 2026 annual meeting, the company said on Monday.The decision comes amid renewed scrutiny of prominent business leaders over past ties to Epstein, years after the financier's 2019 death in fede ...