As a Business Development Officer for Ready Capital’s Rural Business Lending group, Aaron has over 20 years of experience in guaranteed government lending.
Most recently, he was Chief USDA Lending Officer for Madison One’s USDA program, which was acquired by Ready Capital in 2024. Previously, he held various roles at USDA Rural Development, including USDA’s Director of Guaranteed Lending where he was responsible for administering the Business & Industry and Rural Energy for America guaranteed loan programs nationwide.
Aaron earned a B.S. in Agricultural Business from Tennessee State University, an M.S. in Public Affairs from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.