Leon Aron

Leon Aron     (academic, propagandist)
Born	Moscow
Nationality	US (Born: Soviet)
Alma mater	Columbia University, Moscow State Pedagogical Institute
Member of	Broadcasting Board of Governors
Interests	Russia
Director of Russian studies at the American Enterprise Institute, BBG  Senior fellow and director of Russian studies In office 1992 - Present Employer American Enterprise Institute  Senior Policy Analyst In office 1987 - 1992 Employer Heritage Foundation

Leon Rabinovich Aron was a senior fellow and director of Russian studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and a former member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.

Background

Aron was born in Moscow and came to the United States as a refugee in 1978.

Career

Aron was Assistant Project Director at the an advertising firm Benton & Bowles from 1983–84, Senior Project Director at the Newspaper Advertising Bureau, 1984–87, Senior Policy Analyst at the Heritage Foundation 1987–92, Adjunct Professor Georgetown University 1994–96, Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace 1992–1993, and a Weekly Contributor at Voice of America 1990–2004.

From 1992 he became a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

From 2014 to 2020, Aron was a governor of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees the operations of several international government broadcasting outlets, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which formerly was run by the CIA.

Aron is a regular contributor to newspapers, magazines, and popular news websites, including The Atlantic, CNN, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, among other outlets. In addition to his writings, Aron is a frequent guest on television and radio. His interviews include PBS NewsHour, CNN, C-SPAN, 60 Minutes, and National Public Radios "All Things Considered."

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