Chicago, IL – Col. James Pritzker, who funded a study on transgender people in the military, has announced that he is transgender, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Crain’s Chicago Business quotes an email sent to the employees of the Pritzker Military Library, stating: “As of Aug. 16, 2013, J.N. Pritzker will undergo an official legal name change, and now be known as Jennifer Natalya Pritzker. This change will reflect the beliefs of her true identity that she has held privately and will now share publicly. Pritzker now identifies herself as a woman for all business and personal undertakings.” The publication reports that a spokeswoman declined their questions regarding Pritzker’s sexuality or hormone therapy. According to Forbes, Pritzker has a net worth of $1.5 billion, and is widely known for her philanthropy (namely preservation and restoration of historic buildings, according to the Advocate) in addition to her accomplishments as a military veteran. Pritzker served in the Army for 11 years, and for 16 in the Nation Guard, and recently opened the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago in 2011. According to the Advocate, in July of 2013, Pritzker’s Tawani Foundation awarded $1.35 million to the Palm Center for a study of issues that surround transgender service in the military.