ATK Mission Systems

John J. (Jack) Cronin is Senior Vice President and President, Mission Systems, for Alliant Techsystems (ATK), a premier aerospace and defense company with more than 17,000 employees and approximately $4.6 billion in revenue. Prior to joining ATK in April 2006, Cronin was President of Raytheon Systems Ltd. (RSL), United Kingdom, where he led an organization with multiple defense and commercial products ranging from individual components to total integrated systems. RSL serves as the prime contractor on a number of major defense programs including Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) and Paveway IV Precision Guided Bomb.

Cronin joined Raytheon Company in 1986 as a program manager and engineer and subsequently held a series of business development and corporate development positions. In 1998, he was named Director of Advanced Systems, where he was responsible for Advanced Naval Radars including SPY-3 and the management of a significant portfolio of special programs. A year later, Cronin was promoted to Vice President for Future Surface Combatants and Deputy General Manager for Naval and Maritime Integrated Systems. In this capacity, Jack was leader for DD(X), the U.S. Navy’s next-generation destroyer for which Raytheon serves as the systems integrator. Cronin was selected to lead Raytheon’s United Kingdom operations in 2003. A 1978 graduate of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, he served on active duty as a U.S. Army officer and helicopter pilot for eight years. Cronin holds a Master of Science degree in systems management from the University of Southern California.