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#698 Robert Kraft
Age: 64
Fortune: self made
Source: Paper, packaging
Net Worth: 1.1
Country Of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Industry: Manufacturing
Marital Status: married, 4 children
Columbia University
Harvard University, Master of Business Administration
Observant Jewish father was dressmaker in Boston's Chinatown district, wanted Robert to be a rabbi. Went to Harvard Business School instead. Married Myra Hiatt, whose father ran packaging company Rand-Whitney. Joined, eventually bought company in 1972. Same year started International Forest Products: owns mills, manufactures and distributes paper and packaging products in 80 countries. Fulfilled lifelong desire to own pro football's New England Patriots in 1994, paying then-record $172 million. Sports franchise now a $1 billion dynasty: Super Bowl champs 2001, 2003, 2004. Likes team players: "If you keep the turkeys out of your life, then good things can happen."
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#698 Robert Kraft
Age: 64
Fortune: self made
Source: Paper, packaging
Net Worth: 1.1
Country Of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Industry: Manufacturing
Marital Status: married, 4 children
Columbia University
Harvard University, Master of Business Administration
Observant Jewish father was dressmaker in Boston's Chinatown district, wanted Robert to be a rabbi. Went to Harvard Business School instead. Married Myra Hiatt, whose father ran packaging company Rand-Whitney. Joined, eventually bought company in 1972. Same year started International Forest Products: owns mills, manufactures and distributes paper and packaging products in 80 countries. Fulfilled lifelong desire to own pro football's New England Patriots in 1994, paying then-record $172 million. Sports franchise now a $1 billion dynasty: Super Bowl champs 2001, 2003, 2004. Likes team players: "If you keep the turkeys out of your life, then good things can happen."
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