Myra Kraft

Myra Hiatt Kraft (born in Worcester, Massachusetts ) is an American philanthropist. Kraft is the daughter of the late Worcester philanthropist Jacob Hiatt and the wife of New England Patriots and New England Revolution owner Robert Kraft . She is a 1964 graduate of Brandeis University . Kraft, who is listed as by Boston magazine as one of the 20 Most Powerful Women in Boston, is president and director of the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation and trustee of the Robert K. and Myra H. She serves on the boards of directors of the American Repertory Theatre , the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, and Brandeis University . She and her husband have given millions of dollars to the Kraft Stadium for American football in Jerusalem. The International Herald Tribune credits Kraft with “modeling a new form of engaged giving that is transforming the relationship between philanthropist and philanthropy,” and the Boston Globe states that she is "forging a whole new form of engaged giving.” "Myra H.¹