Jonathan Kraft

Jonathan Kraft
Jonathan Kraft
Born	March 4, 1964 (age 62); Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur, sports executive
Years active	1990–present
Known for	President of The Kraft Group, New England Patriots; co-owner of New England Revolution

Jonathan Ashford Kraft (born March 4, 1964) is an American entrepreneur who acts as president of The Kraft Group, the holding entity managing the Kraft family's business ventures. Additionally, he holds the position of president for the New England Patriots and is a co-owner and operator of the New England Revolution.

Early life and education

Hailing from Brookline, Massachusetts and raised in a Jewish household, Kraft is one of four siblings born to New England Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft and his late spouse Myra Kraft. In 2015, Forbes valued Robert Kraft's net worth at approximately $4.8 billion. Jonathan Kraft completed his secondary education at Belmont Hill School before earning a bachelor's degree in history from Williams College in 1986. He contributed to Williams College’s board of trustees between 2003 and 2015. Following two years working as a consultant at Bain & Company, he obtained an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1990.

New England Patriots

Kraft played a pivotal role in his family’s acquisition of the New England Patriots in 1994. Since that time, he has occupied several senior leadership positions including vice president, vice chairman, and president. Under his stewardship, the franchise has experienced substantial growth in both value and reputation.

Role with the NFL

Within the NFL, Kraft has participated on multiple committees such as Digital Media and Business Ventures. During the 2006 league labor negotiations, he contributed to formulating a revenue-sharing framework that aided in reaching the collective bargaining agreement.

New England Revolution

Since Major League Soccer’s launch in 1995, Kraft has been a co-owner of the New England Revolution alongside his father. The team made its inaugural MLS Cup final appearance in 2002 at Gillette Stadium before a record crowd exceeding 61,000 spectators. Although they were defeated in that final, the Revolution returned to the MLS Cup championship game four more times in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2014.

Other soccer involvements

From 1999 to 2000, Kraft was an owner and investor in the San Jose Earthquakes during a period when the Kraft Group held ownership of the club. Since 2006, he has pursued plans to develop a soccer-specific stadium in the Boston area, though these efforts have not come to fruition.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Kraft has been a member of the board of trustees at Massachusetts General Hospital since 2010 and was appointed chair in 2019 following the departure of Cathy Minehan.

COVID-19 pandemic

In March 2020, amid the COVID-19 crisis, Kraft and his father offered use of the New England Patriots team airplane to transport over one million N95 masks from Shenzhen, China to Massachusetts to support healthcare workers. These supplies arrived in Boston on April 2, 2020.

Personal life

In 1995, Kraft wed Patricia Lipoma in a Jewish ceremony held at his parents’ residence in Chestnut Hill. She embraced Judaism through conversion. The couple has three children: two sons and one daughter.

Awards and honors

Six-time Super Bowl champion as an executive with the New England Patriots

In 2023, Boston magazine collectively ranked Jonathan Kraft and his brothers Daniel and Josh as number 11 among "most influential Bostonians." In 2024, Jonathan was placed at number 10 individually (with Josh at #68), followed by a ranking of number 12 for Jonathan (and Josh at #37) in 2025.

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