Jennifer Kron

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Chief Financial Manager and Deputy Director of Business Management and Acquisition at National Security Agency

Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, United States

Overview

Jennifer Kron is the Chief Financial Officer at the National Security Agency, leveraging over 25 years of federal service. Her career spans finance, IT, and intelligence integration, with senior roles at the ODNI and international assignments with Five Eyes partners. She holds degrees from Princeton University and Harvard Kennedy School.

Outside of her demanding career, Jennifer is an avid triathlete and enjoys birding. She dedicates significant time to philanthropy as the president of the nonprofit organization Friends of Tanzania, which supports community development projects.

Unique fact: She is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, serving as the Senior Champion for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing IC Affinity Network.

Personality Overview

Status Quo Seeker

Overcautious

Process Oriented

They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach.  The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Intelligence Finance
As the current CFO of the NSA and former Deputy CFO for the entire Intelligence Community, she has deep expertise in national intelligence program budgets and financial management.
Cloud Migration
She has publicly stated that a top focus is moving core mission services into the cloud to leverage the best of what industry has to offer.
Workforce Accessibility
She is a champion for employees with disabilities, driving policies that exceed Section 508 requirements and co-chairing the NSA’s Enterprise Accessibility Council.

Media Appearances

Jennifer has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024
Chief Financial Manager and Deputy Director of Business Management and Acquisition at National Security Agency
4-2022 - 9-2024
Deputy Chief Information Officer at National Security Agency
1-2021 - 4-2022
Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community at Office of the Director of National Intelligence
9-2017 - 9-2020
Chief Information Officer of the Allied System for Geospatial Intelligence at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
9-2017 - 9-2020
Senior Director for Intelligence Enterprise Management, Australian National Intelligence Community at Australian Government

Education

1995 - 1997
MPP from Harvard Kennedy School
1991 - 1995
BA from Princeton University

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Insights For Selling To Jennifer

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jennifer is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jennifer

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jennifer move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Jennifer take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Jennifer

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