Executive Profile: Roger A. Krone of Boeing

Roger A. Krone

Roger A. Krone was appointed president of Network and Space Systems for The Boeing Company in 2006. He leads approximately 19,000 employees in 45 states and 12 countries in providing innovative, integrated technologies to government and commercial customers. Network and Space Systems encompasses space-exploration efforts, missile defense, satellite development and intelligence networking.

Krone has held senior program management and finance positions at Boeing, McDonnell Douglas Corp. and General Dynamics. Before the formation of Network and Space Systems, Krone was vice president and general manager of Boeing’s Army systems division, where he was responsible for programs such as the Future Combat Systems and Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radio, and also for military aircraft such as the AH-64D Apache Longbow and the CH-47 Chinook.

Krone previously served as vice president of strategic programs at Boeing’s Chicago headquarters. He has held several other business management and finance positions in Boeing’s U.S. Army Programs and Military Rotorcraft, and Boeing Military Aircraft and Missile Systems.

Krone was vice president and treasurer of McDonnell Douglas at the time of its merger with Boeing, in which capacity he oversaw all financial planning, treasury operations, investor relations, insurance and risk management, and pension-fund management. He joined McDonnell Douglas in 1992 as director of financial planning after a 14-year career at General Dynamics, where he held positions in program management, engineering and finance.

Krone earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Graduate School of Business. A Six Sigma Green Belt, Krone is both a licensed commercial pilot and certified public accountant. He is also a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society in the United Kingdom.

Krone serves on the advisory board of his alma mater, Georgia Tech, as well as on the boards of WETA Public Television and Radio in Washington, D.C., and the Urban League of Philadelphia.