Aaron was born and raised in the Bronx. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he studied anthropology and spent two summers working for an organization called Carolina for Kibera. Following graduation, Aaron worked internationally for several years: in Ahmedabad, India, on a post-graduate fellowship; in Bangkok, Thailand, as contractor for the World Food Programme; as a staffer at the U.N. Office of the Special Envoy for Haiti, an office run by President Clinton and Dr. Paul Farmer; and at Root Capital, a leading social enterprise that lends working capital to agricultural businesses. Before graduate school, Aaron was the deputy director of Early Diversion and Strategic Projects at the Center for Court Innovation where he was responsible for Project Reset, a post-arrest, pre-arraignment diversion program. Working closely with a team of colleagues, Aaron was instrumental in expanding Project Reset from a pilot in two precincts to a citywide standard for early diversion (in May 2019 the New York City Council funded Project Reset for all of New York City). He rides his bike wherever possible, enjoys delicious food from new places, is a founding member of Families for Safe Streets, a graduate of CORO Leadership New York, and loves spending time with his partner and two young children.