| Roger A. Krone | |
| Office: | 15th Chief Scout Executive |
| Term Start: | November 8, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Roger Mosby |
| Birth Date: | 1956-07-25[1] |
| Alma Mater: | Georgia Institute of Technology (BS) University of Texas at Arlington (MS) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Occupation: | Executive in Aerospace and Defense Industry |
| Profession: | Boy Scouts of America |
Roger A. Krone (born July 25, 1956) is the president and chief executive officer of the Boy Scouts of America. He was previously CEO of Leidos. A pilot and aerospace engineer, Krone worked for 45 years in the aerospace industry, holding senior program management and finance positions at Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, and General Dynamics.
A native of Cincinnati,[2] Krone earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology[3] where he also became interested in flying airplanes.[4] In 1981, Krone earned a master's degree in aerospace engineering from University of Texas at Arlington and in 1986 an MBA from Harvard Business School.[3]
In 1978 Krone joined General Dynamics, where he worked in engineering, program management, and finance.[3] From 1984 to 1986 he attended Harvard Business School where he earned a Master of Business Administration degree.[3] [5] In 1992 Krone joined McDonnell Douglas where he worked as director of financial planning and became vice president and treasurer of the company.[3] When McDonnell Douglas merged with Boeing in 1997, Krone became a Boeing employee.[5] In 2008 he became the president of Boeing's Network and Space Systems division, leading about 15,000 employees in 35 states.[3] [5]
On July 14, 2014, Krone joined Leidos as CEO.[6] [3]
In November 2023, Krone was selected as president and CEO of Boy Scouts of America, the first new CEO after the organization had emerged from bankruptcy in the wake of the $2.46 billion trust fund set aside for victims of Boy Scouts of America sex abuse cases.[7] [8] One of his first initiatives as CEO was to preside over the rebranding of BSA as Scouting America in recognition of the more than 176,000 girls and young women active in the program having been opened to both genders in 2017.[9]
In June 2024, he presided over the migration of the BSA's legacy Scoutbook application to the new Scoutbook+ application.
Krone earned his Eagle Scout award in 1973.[10]
In 2021, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for contributions in Aerospace and Electronics, Communication & Information Systems.[11]