Daniel Cronin

Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration/CFO, Maryland Institute College of Art

Daniel A. Cronin, PhD, is the Executive Vice President of Finance & Administration and Chief Finance Officer at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Dr. Cronin joined MICA with a wealth of experience in financial and operational leadership. He served as the Chief Financial and Operating Officer at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute where he managed a $24B endowment and oversaw a comprehensive $1B operating budget, managed at $140M tax-exempt bond issuance, oversaw data management, and all operations. His tenure as Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration at the Kreiger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University further exemplifies his capability to drive financial strategy and administration in an academic setting where he managed a $500M operating and a $750M endowment. He helped to grow their professional masters programs from $25 million in revenue to over $120 million today. Prior to serving at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Cronin held various leadership positions for over 30 years at The George Washington University and the University of Maryland, College Park.

Dr. Cronin has a bachelor’s in science and a Masters in Business Administration from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park. He earned a PhD in Communication from the University of Maryland, College Park.