Remember, Hyatt is the company owned by the family of Joel Hyatt, failed Senate candidate, left-wing benefactor, and onetime son-in-law of the late Communist Howie Metzenbaum.
Wrong. he has nothing to do with Hyatt.
The original owners were entrepreneurs, Hyatt Robert von Dehn and Jack Dyer Crouch. Von Dehn was eager to get out of the hotel business after a few years, so he sold his share in the hotel to Jay Pritzker. Jay’s younger brother Donald Pritzker, under Jack Crouch’s mentorship and along with his brother Jay, took over day-to-day operations of the company and acquired motels and hotels.[6]
Over the following decade, Donald’s handling of the day-to-day operations and Jay’s leadership and deal-making abilities helped drive acquisitions and financial strategy, making Hyatt the fastest-growing hotel chain in the United States. After Donald’s death in 1972, Jay remained at the helm, helping to shape Hyatt into a major competitor in the hospitality industry.