Education
USC Marshall School of Business
MBA, Management 1985-01-01 - 1987-01-01University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration and Management 1975-01-01 - 1979-01-01Work Experience
Menlo College
Current
Menlo College
Crone Consulting LLC
Current
Crone Consulting LLC
Edgar, Dunn & Company
2004-01-01 - 2005-01-01
Edgar, Dunn & Company
edocs
1997-01-01 - 2005-01-01
edocs
Crone Consulting LLC
2003-01-01 - 2004-01-01
Crone Consulting LLC
Dove Consulting
2000-01-01 - 2003-01-01
Dove Consulting
Cybercash
1996-01-01 - 2000-01-01
Cybercash
Home Savings of America
1995-01-01 - 1996-01-01
Home Savings of America
KPMG
1987-01-01 - 1995-01-01
KPMG
Unisys
1979-01-01 - 1987-01-01
Unisys
Skills
Summary
Richard K. Crone is the CEO & Founder of Crone Consulting LLC, an independent advisory firm specializing in helping businesses integrate mobile self-service capabilities with payments optimization strategies to reduce costs, increase customer loyalty and sales. In his career in payments, electronic commerce and financial services, Mr. Crone has focused on harnessing the technological innovations that have shaped the industry, from the introductions of ATMs, home banking, Internet commerce, and Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment, to today’s developments in mobile payments and self-marketing. Mr. Crone’s client list is a virtual who’s who in retailing, electronic commerce and financial services, having lead engagements to define the mobile strategy for leading domestic and international merchants, banks, wireless carriers, device makers, payment processors, card issuers and technology start-ups. Crone Consulting, LLC has performed due diligence on many of the largest M&A deals and tier-one venture-backed investments in the mobile commerce arena. Mr. Crone holds a Master of Business Administration degree, beta gamma sigma, and a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, from the University of Southern California.