Aaron Smith

Aaron Smith, MBA, is the Vice President of Implementation and Veteran Integration at the Meadows Institute. In this role, he leverages his expertise in cross functional collaboration to work with local, state, and national organizations to support health system changes in the veteran, justice-involved, and data spaces.

At the Institute, Aaron provides technical assistance to organizations and communities, and contributes his expertise and insights into actionable strategies for communities working with the Institute to improve their mental health systems. He helps communities plan and implement federal and state mental health grant programs, with a focus on policy development for meeting the mental health needs of Texas veterans and their families,

Aaron served as a Hospital Corpsman Second Class (Fleet Marine Force) in the United States Navy from 2004-2009 and deployed with both the Army and Marine Corps. He received his Master of Business Administration with a concentration in healthcare administration from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi and completed his undergraduate degree at Southwestern University (Georgetown).