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Conversation Series: Aaron Smith
Aaron is a long time friend of Contraband. We will discuss Aaron’s evolution of race consciousness through violent encounters and growing up in an integrated neighborhood, his problem with the idea of colorblindness, the African American Resource Group at his job, what it’s like for him to travel to all white neighborhoods, and much more! Join us for this wide-ranging conversation, and check out Aaron’s bio below!
Bio: I was born in New York City in 1983. I grew up in Manhattan, and then moved to Brooklyn in 1994. I graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 2001 after participating in the Ronald S. Lauder International Student Exchange Program, living in Prague, Czech Republic from January to June of 2000. After a year off between high school and college, I moved to Rochester, NY in the fall of 2002. I graduated from the University of Rochester in 2006 with a Bachelor’s degree in economics.
I worked for a year as a bellboy/airport shuttle driver before starting my career in finance in the spring of 2007. I returned to UofR’s William E. Simon School of Business as a part-time MBA student in the winter of 2008-2009, and graduated in the summer of 2012. My concentrations were in public accounting, corporate accounting and finance.
I have been happily married to my wife Amy for five years. I currently reside in Rochester with Amy and our dog Hudson. I enjoy traveling, fitness, world cuisine, and am an active musician