Aaron Thomas

Aaron Thomas is a Senior Managing Director at Standard Communities, the nation’s sixth-largest affordable housing developer. In this role, he leads the sourcing and execution of affordable housing transactions in partnership with cities nationwide and drives initiatives that expand economic mobility for residents of low-income housing. Before joining Standard, Aaron was President and CEO of Accelerator for America, a national nonprofit focused on channeling capital to mitigate economic insecurity in U.S. cities. Appointed by Mayor Karen Bass to the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), he is a graduate of Harvard College and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.