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Aaron Demerson
Executive Director for the Office of the Governor-Economic Development & Tourism Division, Texas
Aaron S. Demerson currently serves as the Executive Director for the Office of the Governor-Economic Development & Tourism Division. In this position, he leads a team that markets that State of Texas as a premier destination for both business and travel.
He also has served as the Director of Texas Business Development (responsibilities included the State of Texas-NAFTA Office in Mexico City, Domestic, Expansion and Recruitment, Research, and International Business Recruitment) and as the Director of Administration (responsibilities included Human Resources, Information Systems, Contract Management, Accounting/Budget, and Materials Management) for the Texas Economic Development agency.
Prior to his re-employment with Economic Development & Tourism he served as the Manager of the state’s innovative prepaid tuition program (The Texas Tomorrow Fund) at the State Comptrollers Office. He also has been employed as a Commercial Finance Analyst and Loan Administration Officer with Texas Bank (former name) in San Antonio.
Demerson has a BBA in Finance from Texas A&M University-Kingsville (formally A&I). He also received a general banking diploma from the American Institute of Banking, and is a 1991-92 graduate of Leadership Austin.