Craig Hatkoff is an American real estate investor, philanthropist, and co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, established in 2002 in response to the September 11 attacks. In 2009, he co-founded the Disruptor Foundation with Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen, the father of disruptive innovation theory.
Hatkoff serves as the chief curator of the annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, created in 2010 in collaboration with Professor Christensen. In 2017, he expanded the initiative globally by bringing the Disruptor Awards to Hiroshima, Japan, marking the first overseas edition of the event.
Beyond his work in film and innovation, Hatkoff is a best-selling children's author. Alongside his daughters, Juliana and Isabella, he co-authored the Turtle Pond Collection, an 11-book series of non-fiction picture books, including the #1 New York Times best-seller Owen & Mzee.
As a Non-Violence Ambassador, Hatkoff supports creative and disruptive solutions that inspire positive change and promote a more peaceful world.
The Non-Violence Project Foundation is a non-profit organization with special consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
