SUMMARY
- Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots since 1994, has a reported net worth of $11.1 billion as of 2023.
- Kraft's acquisition of the Patriots in 1994 for $172 million marked a turning point for the franchise.
Robert Kraft is an avid businessman and the proprietor of the New England Patriots since 1994. The 82-year-old has a whopping net worth of $11.1 Billion as per the reports produced by Forbes. He has been sharing headlines with Bill Belichick as the Patriots bid bye to their head coach. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts Kraft has done his degree in management from Harvard Business School.
Kraft has always appreciated the Patriots‘ game plan since their days in the American Football League. Kraft propounded $172 Million for the Patriots to Orthwein, their former owner, and bought his team. He was so passionate and convinced that he broke all the financial rules set by him. For Orthwein it was rather a hostile takeover as he was getting better offers.
In 2023, the value of the Patriots stand to be $7 Billion. With Kraft settling in, fortune came as collateral for the Patriots. Their first NFL season was completely sold out. Kraft owns three Super Bowl rings out of which one he gave to the Russian president Vladimir Putin. Kraft is also a magnanimous philanthropist and donates millions to various collegiate athletic programs.
Kraft not only started his business career with Worcester but also found his first love Myra Nathalie Hiatt there itself. The George Hals Awardee married Nathalie, who was a Brandeis University graduate and daughter to businessman Jacob Hiatt in June 1963. Although Nathalie succumbed to death in 2011.
His present wife is Dana Blumberg, who is 33 years younger than Robert Kraft. Dana has a successful career as a professional opthalmologist and a businesswoman. She is also a philanthropist and has majorly contributed to causes like AIDS research and education. Her father Nathan Blumberg was also a urologist. Dana got her medical degree from the Brown University.
When did Robert Kraft meet Dana Blumberg?
The celebrity couple, Dana Blumberg and Robert Kraft were first seen together publicly in 2017. Both attended the Elton John AIDS Foundation event. There Blumberg posed with Kraft’s Super Bowl Rings. They then directly made an appearance together in 2019 at the French Open. After that, they accompanied each other to various events and were spotted regularly by the media.
More than Dana’s career success and relationship fans are intrigued about the age gap that she and her husband has. On March 5, 2022, the honoree of the amfAR gala event at Palm Beach, Florida, Tommy Hilfiger unveiled to the audience that Dana and Robert Kraft were engaged.
This was Kraft’s third relationship. After his first wife’s death, he also dated Ricki Lander in 2012. Unfortunately, their relationship ended in 2018. On October 14, 2022, Kraft officiated his vows with Dana in a private ceremony which was attended by guests amongst whom the notable ones were Tom Brady, Jon Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, and many more.
It was a surprise ceremony as many guests were unaware of the party’s purpose. Guests were struck aghast to see Dana and Kraft enter all decked up in wedding attire and the backdrop sand Ed Sheeran. Now the couple are having a very happy life and share a good bond with each other despite their massive age gap.
How many children does the billionaire Patriots owner, Robert Kraft have?
Robert Kraft has four sons- Jonathan, Daniel, Joshua, and David. He has kept his children aloof from the unnecessary attention and the public eye. They play a very vital role in their father’s business and the eldest of them all, Jonathan-A-Kraft is the President of the Kraft Group. He also is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the NFL.
Daniel-A-Kraft holds the position of Executive Vice President in his father’s company. His arena of expertise is sports analytics and his knowledge of the field play helps the group foster innovations for the increment of the company. Joshua is the CEO of the real estate division of the Kraft Group. David his youngest son handles the Sports department of Kraft’s group.