Monthly Partnership Luncheon

Monthly Partnership Luncheon

Mr. Aaron S. Demerson

Senior Advisor on Economic Development and Tourism | Office of the Governor

Aaron S. Demerson aSenior Advisor on Economic Development and Tourism | Office of the Governor

Aaron S. Demerson advises the Governor's Office on economic development and tourism issues. Demerson previously served as executive director of the Economic Development and Tourism Division where he was responsible for the team that markets Texas as a premier destination for business and travel. He also previously served as the division's director of Texas business development and in that capacity oversaw the Texas-NAFTA office in Mexico City, domestic expansion and recruitment, research, and international business recruitment. Prior to that, Demerson served as director of administration for the former Texas Department of Economic Development before the agency was merged into the Governor's office; managed the state's prepaid college tuition program, formerly known as the Texas Tomorrow Fund, in the Texas Comptroller's Office; and was a commercial finance analyst and loan administration officer with the former Texas Bank in San Antonio. Demerson received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from Texas A & M University - Kingsville and a general banking diploma from the American Institute of Banking. He is a graduate of Leadership Austin.