Daniel Kraft Explained

Birth Name:Daniel A. Kraft
Spouse:Wendy
Father:Robert Kraft
Mother:Myra Hiatt
Relatives:Jonathan Kraft (brother)
Josh Kraft (brother)
Jacob Hiatt (grandfather)
Education:Tufts University (B.A.)
Occupation:Businessman

Daniel A. "Dan" Kraft is an American businessman. He is a son of Robert Kraft, and is president of the family-owned Kraft Group.

A former collegiate lacrosse player, Kraft has been involved in promoting the sport in Israel.

Early life

Kraft is one of four sons of billionaire businessman Robert Kraft and Myra Kraft .[1]

Kraft received a bachelor's degree from Tufts University in 1987.[2] While at Tufts, Kraft played lacrosse for the Tufts Jumbos.[3]

Kraft is married to Wendy Kraft.[4]

Career

After graduating from Tufts, Kraft worked at TeleRep.

In 1994, Kraft began working for his family's Kraft Sports Group as vice president of marketing.[5] Kraft currently serves as the president of his family's Kraft Group.[6] [7] Since 1997, he has been president and executive of the Kraft Group's paper products subsidiary International Forest Products LLC.[8] [9] Kraft is a member of the American Forest & Paper Association's executive board, joining in 2022.[10]

Kraft is on the board of directors for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.[9] He previously was a trustee of Tufts University.[2] [11] He was a founding board member of Team IMPACT.[5]

In 2023, Boston magazine ranked Kraft and his brothers Jonathan and Josh at number 11 on its list of the "most influential Bostonians", grouping the three brothers as a single entity.[9]

Israeli lacrosse

Since 2012, Kraft has been involved in promoting the sport of lacrosse in Israel.[3] Kraft was the board chair of the Israeli Lacrosse sports body. His son, Joey, has played on the Israel men's national lacrosse team,[12] as well as for the Tufts Jumbos collegiate lacrosse team.[13]

The Israeli national lacrosse center in Ashkelon is named the "Daniel Kraft Family National Lacrosse Center",[14] and opened in 2019.[15] The Daniel and Wendy Kraft Lacrosse Scholarship has provided funding for Israeli youth lacrosse players to travel to the US and participate in lacrosse clinics and tournaments.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nathan . David . Myra Kraft '64, philanthropist, Brandeis trustee, dead at 68 . www.brandeis.edu . BrandeisNOW (Brandies University) . 22 March 2024 . en . July 20, 2011.
  2. Web site: Tufts Journal: Briefs: Patriot moment . tuftsjournal.tufts.edu . Tufts Journal . 22 March 2024 . 2003.
  3. Web site: Dan Kraft . Israel Lacrosse . 22 March 2024.
  4. Web site: The Kraft Family Building . Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston . 22 March 2024.
  5. Web site: Daniel Kraft . The Kraft Group . 22 March 2024 . 4 January 2016.
  6. Web site: Daniel A Kraft "Dan" . Bloomberg.com.
  7. Web site: Fishcer . Ben . Next Kraft up: Son Jonathan heir to throne of family business . Sports Business Journal . 22 March 2024 . en . 9 May 2022.
  8. Web site: Daniel Kraft . International Forest Products LLC . 22 March 2024.
  9. Web site: The 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2023 . Boston Magazine . 4 February 2024 . 18 April 2023.
  10. Web site: Davis . Conrad . Dan Kraft joins AF&PA 2022 Board of Directors . International Forest Products LLC . 22 March 2024 . 12 November 2021.
  11. Web site: Kraft Field . gotuftsjumbos.com . Tufts University athletics . 22 March 2024 . en.
  12. Web site: Blas . Howard . Israel National Lacrosse Team Has Shabbat to Remember in San Diego . Chabad.org News . 22 March 2024 . July 20, 2023.
  13. Web site: Joey Kraft - 2024 - Men's Lacrosse . Tufts University . 22 March 2024 . en.
  14. Web site: Gurvis . Jacob . With Israeli lacrosse on the rise, men’s team enters world championship ranked 7th . The Times of Israel . 22 March 2024 . June 18, 2023.
  15. Web site: Karra . Yulia . Winning hearts and minds on the lacrosse field . ISRAEL21c . 10 July 2023.
  16. Web site: Pringle . Megan . Israeli athletes in Md. to learn lacrosse skills . WBAL . 22 March 2024 . en . 30 July 2015.