Aaron Mertz

Aaron F. Mertz, Ph.D., is Founder and Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program, where he leads initiatives focused on public understanding of science, civic engagement, and evidence-informed decision-making. Trained as a biophysicist, he previously held a postdoctoral fellowship in biology at Rockefeller University and earned degrees from Yale University and the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He is Executive Producer of the documentary THE ENDLESS FRONTIER, which examines how scientific discovery operates across laboratories, field sites, institutions, and public life.