Aron Patrick was born in Lexington. He received the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in international commerce, statistics, and political science from the University of Kentucky. He currently manages Technology Research and Analysis at LG&E and KU. Before joining LG&E and KU, he held leadership roles at the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, including the Assistant Director and Program Manager for renewable energy. In those roles, he worked with policy makers, industry, national research laboratories, and universities on projects involving energy policy and future generation technologies. Prior to that, he was an Intelligence Analyst for the federal government, using statistical analysis and modeling to address national security problems.