Natalie Cronin is the Assistant Director of Finance and Administration for the Center for Security Studies. She manages the annual budget for the Center for Security Studies and works closely with principal investigators on grants and sponsored projects. Natalie is also responsible for administering full-time and part-time faculty appointments, managing CSS spaces, and recruiting, on-boarding, and training student employees. She ensures that the daily operations of the Center run smoothly and efficiently.

Natalie holds a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and an M.M. from the Longy School of Music. Immediately before joining the Center, she was responsible for the 2016 program of the School of Creative and Performing Arts in New York City. A DC native, Natalie has also worked in Boston in arts administration and higher education.