Aaron is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in the Army for 5 years.  Aaron was an infantry and tank platoon leader in Iraq (05-07), and was awarded the Bronze Star for combat service in the “Triangle of Death” before becoming a Civil Affairs Officer in the Babel Province of Iraq.  Upon leaving the military, Aaron enrolled in a dual degree program at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (MPA/ID) and Columbia Business School (MBA).  He spent this past year working in international development and fighting corruption in Tanzania.  Aaron is an Education Pioneers Fellow and will be working as a Senior Consultant at Deloitte’s Strategy and Operations office in NYC.