Bio

Bob Kraft is Chairman, President, and CEO of FirstPathway Partners (FPP), a firm investing money on behalf of foreign citizens seeking United States citizenship under Homeland Security's EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program. Mr. Kraft has been instrumental in building and maintaining significant relationships between Wisconsin and China, including a very close connection between Milwaukee and Ningbo. FirstPathway Partners is a member of the United States-China Chamber of Commerce (USCCC). In 2009 and 2011, Mr. Kraft accompanied Governor Jim Doyle on trade missions to Shanghai and Beijing, and has moderated the Annual Wisconsin International Trade Conference China Session on multiple occasions (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014). Additionally Mr. Kraft has spoken at many professional forums throughout China and has been featured in the Washington Post, The Business Journal, China Daily, and others for his ability to bridge international culture, trade, and economic exchange. Through FirstPathway Partners, he has earned praise for the significant economic and job creation impact throughout Southeast Wisconsin under the Federal EB-5 Regional Center Program. Mr. Kraft has more than 40 years of international business experience at the Executive and Board level, including 15 years with Moore Corporation (now RR Donnelley), the largest commercial printing and direct marketing company in the world. Concurrent with his business start-ups, he has provided consulting services to Citicorp, Menasha Corp., Deluxe Corp.,and Moore Corp. Mr. Kraft serves on the boards of IIUSA (Association to Invest in USA), Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) World Trade Assocation (WTA), and co-Chair of the China Council. He also serves on the boards of RBP Chemical, First Edge Solutions, World Marketing, Word of Hope Ministries, and the University of Wisconsin Madison China Leadership Board.