Austin Area Research Organization Inc.

Aaro, a non-partisan thought leader for central texas, has worked behind the scenes on critical regional issues since 1980. The membership is an intentionally diverse group of central texas leaders drawn from business, industry, religious institutions, education, health care, real estate, the arts and foundations. In 2020, aaro hosted over 50 programs allowing members to engage in substantive and frank conversations around critical issues for the central texas region. Beginning in march 2020, all meetings moved to a virtual format due to the pandemic. Aaro also launched three workgroups to consider regional opportunities to enhance personal and public safety, measure community resilience in light of lessons learned during the pandemic and study regional data trends that will shape central texas through the year 2050. In addition, aaro provided ten exceptional central texas leaders the opportunity to participate in aaro's activities through the mcbee fellowship program.