Aaron is a scientist and science communicator at Ancestry.com, a family history and DNA testing company. He received his BAs in Anthropology and Biology from Oberlin College in Ohio, and his PhD in Genome Sciences from the University of Washington in Seattle. In 2020, Aaron served as the AAAS Science Policy Fellow to the Federal Judiciary in Washington, D.C. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Aaron spent many years moving between East and West coasts, before settling in San Francisco in 2021.