About the IAPP

John Kropf is the Corporate Privacy Executive for Northrop Grumman.  Previously, Kropf worked as deputy chief counsel for Privacy and Information Governance for U.K. company Reed Elsevier.  Kropf also served as Deputy Chief Privacy officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security where he was promoted into the Senior Executive Service.  His other government service includes work as an attorney-advisor for the departments of Justice and State. He has written extensively on global privacy issues including A Guide to U.S. Government Practice on Global Information Sharing, (2nd Ed.).  He earned his law degree and masters degree in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and his undergraduate from Denison University.  He is a member of International Association of Privacy Professionals and has achieved CIPP/US, CIPP/G and CIPP/E certifications.