Aaron Smith

Aaron Smith
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Young Invincibles

Aaron Smith is co-founder and executive director of Young Invincibles (YI). He is a native of Yonkers, New York, an honors graduate of Swarthmore College (’04), and a cum laude graduate of Georgetown University Law Center (’10). After college, Aaron interned in the office of Congressman Chris Van Hollen and then worked for Emmaus Services for the Aging, a non-profit working to keep seniors in their homes in DC. He went back to Yonkers in 2006 to be the campaign manager of a New York State Assembly race, and went on to become the chief legislative aide for the Yonkers City Council President. While serving the city, Aaron helped to author a local living wage law and an affordable housing ordinance. He also helped create the first Yonkers Green Policy Task Force to promote environmentally friendly policies for the city.