Aaron co-leads S2G Ventures, overseeing its food and agriculture, clean energy, oceans and special opportunity funds. Aaron has worked in the investment business his entire professional career and brings experience as an entrepreneur and institutional investor. Prior to joining S2G, Aaron spent 10 years at Baird Capital where he was a Partner and Managing Director overseeing the global strategy, investor relations, marketing and business development for the $3.5 billion private equity and venture capital business. Aaron previously spent time at a private equity fund-of-funds and a venture capital firm. Early in Aaron’s career, he was an entrepreneur building a venture-backed software company that was acquired. Aaron received a BA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Aaron is a member of the board of The Civic Federation and Adler Planetarium and was named an Emerging Leader by the Chicago Council of Global Affairs in 2014.