Michael Vlock

Mr. Michael Vlock serves as a Director of LaunchCapital LLC. Mr. Vlock also runs the Pritzker/Vlock family office. Mr. Vlock is involved in numerous national philanthropic efforts individually and through the family foundation with emphasis on literacy, education, medicine, theatre and land preservation. He received a J.D. from Boston College School of Law and a B.A. from Hampshire College. Michael Vlock, beloved husband of Karen L. Pritzker, father of Allison Schwartz, Dana Schwartz, Julia Vlock and Theodore Vlock, devoted son of Jay and Laurel Vlock, stepson of Gail Brekke Vlock, brother of Daniel Vlock (Joyce Meyers) and Sandra Vlock and devoted uncle to numerous nieces and nephews, died Friday, Sept 29 2017 at his home in Branford after a frustrating but valiant fight against mesothelioma. Michael Vlock received a BA from Hampshire College, where he pioneered new techniques in laser holography. After rejecting a scholarship to the School of Visual Arts at MIT he entered Boston College Law School, where he received a JD. He never practiced a day but used his legal skills in service to his career as a serial entrepreneur, starting and selling numerous companies.