Anthony Pratt (businessman)
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| Born | 11 April 1960 |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Title | Chairman, Visy |
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| Partner | Claudine Revere |
| Children | 2 |
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Anthony Joseph Pratt is an Australian businessman. He is the chairman of Pratt Industries and Visy, the world's largest privately owned packaging and paper company. Pratt is the heir to former chair of Visy Richard Pratt, who was the son of Leon Pratt, who co-founded the company in 1945.
On April 30, 2025, Pratt attended the “Invest in America” summit hosted by President Trump at the White House. He had earlier announced a $5 billion investment pledge to create 5,000 new manufacturing jobs in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Arizona. Pratt was among a select group of senior business leaders, including Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang, IBM CEO, Arvind Krishna, and Chairman of Softbank, Masayoshi Son. Members of Trump’s Cabinet were also present, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Trump recognized Pratt's investment during a White House press conference. Pratt Industries is the largest individually owned manufacturing company in America.
As of March 2025, Pratt and his family's net worth was assessed at A$28.6 billion (US$19 billion) in the annual list compiled by The Australian newspaper; and as of May 2025, Pratt's net worth was assessed at A$25.84 billion, as published in the Financial Review Rich List 2025.