Robert Kraft
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Manufacturing, New England Patriots
- Industry
- Sports
- Residence
- Brookline, Massachusetts
- Organization
- Chairman & CEO at The Kraft Group
- Education
- Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration)
- Marital Status
- Widowed, Remarried
- Children
- 4
Biography
Robert Kraft bought the New England Patriots for $172 million in 1994; the team is now worth some $9 billion and has won six Super Bowl rings.
Kraft, who sold newspapers outside the old Braves Stadium in Boston as a kid, made an early fortune in paper and packaging.
Today his sports portfolio also includes the New England Revolution MLS club.
He started a professional videogaming team in Boston, part of the Overwatch esports league, in 2017.
His first wife, Myra Hiatt Kraft, died of ovarian cancer in 2011. He married Dana Blumberg, an ophthalmologist, in October 2022 at a lavish wedding where Elton John performed.
About
Before he bought the Patriots, Kraft owned the Boston Lobsters, a World Team Tennis franchise.
Kraft has his own special edition Nike sneaker called the RKK Air Force 1 Ultra Flyknit.