Aaron Smith

Aaron oversees the strategic direction of the Texas-based company who employees over 1,500 service professionals. Smith is the largest and oldest privately held security company in the U.S. and expanded its operations over the past 30 years to become a leader in professional services and staffing as well as electronic and digital security services. As a 4th generation of Smith’s executive team Aaron works closely with senior management staff and other family members to ensure personal engagement and visibility across the entire organization. He understands the dynamic atmosphere and integral approach needed to have a family business environment that draws from over 100 years of experience to meet the challenges of each decade to empower their customers and strengthen the community by providing security and staffing services with integrity and professionalism.

Prior to becoming the company’s President, Aaron earned his B.S. in Business Administration & M.S. of Accounting from the University of Texas at Dallas as well as his Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law. In addition to his educational endeavors, Aaron served his country as an enlisted Marine achieving the rank of Sergeant. While serving, he spent two years as a military police officer in Okinawa, Japan only to finish out his enlistment as a marine embassy security guard at the U.S. diplomatic missions in Belgium and Egypt.

Over the past decade, Aaron learned the family business one step at a time serving in several capacities by tackling challenging roles in the Accounting & Finance, IT, and legal departments. This experience along with hands-on operations involvement ranging from security officer in the field to senior executive leadership responsibility among the owners of the business offers the insight necessary to understand how to align day-to-day priorities in service of the organizations long-term vision.