Aaron joined Arena after six years at Palantir Technologies. At Palantir, he co-built the company’s technical launch team and worked with organizations such as the Department of Defense, international governments, and financial institutions to lay the data foundations for artificial intelligence.

Aaron holds a B.S. in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University, with honors in International Security. He is a Schmidt Futures International Strategy Fellow and advocates for the use of data and policy to strengthen democratic institutions amid political and technological change.

Aaron’s pet peeves include wordy website bios.