Robert Kraft

Robert Kraft is an American business magnate. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of ‘The Kraft Group.’ A huge football fan, he has several sports holdings, including for teams like National Football League's ‘New England Patriots’ and Major League Soccer's ‘New England Revolution.’ He made headlines in 1994 when he bought the ‘Patriots,’ who had won just 19 games the previous five seasons, making people wonder if he had somehow made a big mistake. But the ‘New England Patriots’ went on to become one of the most successful teams in NFL history, proving Robert Kraft’s critics wrong. Born into an orthodox Jewish family in Massachusetts, he was groomed to be a rabbi. However, fate had other plans for him. He went on to receive an MBA from ‘Harvard Business School’ and became the chairman of the ‘Newton Democratic City Committee’ at the age of 27. Intelligent and ambitious, Kraft began working with his father-in-law in the ‘Rand-Whitney Group’ before founding ‘International Forest Products.’ Thanks to his love for sports, he also purchased teams like ‘Boston Lobsters,’ ‘New England Patriots,’ and ‘New England Revolution.’ He eventually founded the ‘Kraft Group’ as a holding company to control his myriad business holdings. In addition, he is also a well-known philanthropist. He has donated over $100 million to a variety of philanthropic causes.