Aaron Demerson | Top Leadership Award 2025

Top Leadership 2025: The Standout Leaders Who Masterfully Guided the Year's Most Significant Transformations

The exclusive selection curated by American Entrepreneur Digital Magazine unveils the Presidents, Directors, C-Level Executives, and Senior Leaders who had the greatest impact on entrepreneurship, finance, technology, and strategic management throughout 2025.

Aaron Demerson

Special Credits for the photo: TXEDC website

Aaron Demerson | President and Ceo of the Texas Economic Development Corporation (TXEDC)

Aaron Demerson currently serves at the President and CEO of the Texas Economic Development Corporation (TxEDC). TxEDC is an independently funded and operated 501 (c) (3) organization that strategically partners and markets Texas both domestically and internationally as a premier business destination for companies looking to locate, relocate and/or expand their existing business footprint. Previously, Demerson served as the Commissioner Representing Employers for the Texas Workforce Commission. In this role, Demerson advocated for over 660,000 Texas employers and over 3 million small businesses. Prior to his appointment he led activities as the Director of the Office of Employer Initiatives at the Texas Workforce Commission. Prior to employment at the Texas Workforce Commission, he served as a Senior Advisor to then Governor Rick Perry and Executive Director of the Economic Development & Tourism Division in the Governor’s Office, leading a team that marketed the State of Texas as a premier destination for both business and travel. He has also served as the Director of Business Development, the Director of Administration, and managed the Finance Division for the Texas Economic Development Agency. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Leadership Austin and is proud to have participated in both the Army War College and National Training Center civilian programs.

About Texas Economic Development Corporation (TXEDC)

The Texas Economic Development Corporation (TxEDC) is an independently funded and operated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization responsible for marketing and promoting Texas as a premier business location. Along with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism (EDT), these two highly focused organizations make up the cornerstone of Governor Greg Abbott’s economic development agenda to build a stronger Texas. 

Through a robust program of national and international investment attraction missions, industry events, media relations, advertising and other signature initiatives, TxEDC spreads the word of Texas’ business advantages among a target audience of corporate decision makers and site selection consultants. The organization is made possible through the support of a broad range of organizations, Fortune 500 companies and privately held enterprises throughout the state.

Brazil doing business in Texas

Brazil is Texas’ #1 South American country for foreign direct investment and trade. With overlapping economic interests in food products, energy and more, the two economies continue to benefit from their partnership. Brazilian companies have invested more than $1,625 million in recent years and added more than 1,329 jobs in Texas, and the two economies continue to export and import billions of dollars’ worth of goods from one another.

Brazil-based companies in Texas span size and industry but share success operating in the Lone Star State.

Examples of Brazilian companies operating in Texas include Apolo Tubulars, Gerdau Midlothian Steel and Pilgrim’s Pride.

Shared industries between Brazil and Texas include energy, food products, industrial products, manufacturing and petroleum products. Cumulative foreign direct investment between January 2011 and December 2023 included 17 projects, with $1,625 million in capital investment and 1,329 jobs created by 17 companies.

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https://businessintexas.com/foreign-investment/brazil/ 

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