Name
Robert Kraft
Robert Kraft
Brookline, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Columbia University | Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
United States
The Kraft Group
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New England Patriots, Self Made
$6,600,000,000
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#244 Billionaires 2019
#79 Forbes 400 2018
Robert Kraft bought the New England Patriots for $172 million in 1994 and has grown it to a $3.7 billion NFL team with six Super Bowl wins. His fortune stems from a paper-manufacturing conglomerate, which includes the Rand-Whitney Group. His sports empire also includes the New England Revolution MLS club and a stake in mixed martial arts promoter Ultimate Fighting Championship. In August 2017, he started a professional videogaming team in Boston, part of the Overwatch e-sports league.His Kraft Center for Community Health launched a mobile program in 2018. It distributes clean syringes in parts of Boston with drug overdose problems.In February 2019 Kraft was charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution in Jupiter, Florida. He pled not guilty.
Before he bought the NFL Patriots team, Kraft was the owner of the Boston Lobsters, a World Team Tennis franchise. Kraft has his own special edition Nike sneaker called the RKK Air Force 1 Ultra Flyknit.
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