| 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.
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]
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]
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]