Draft:Drew Aaron

Drew Michael Aaron (born 20 June 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American business entrepreneur, art collector and gallerist.[1] He is the founder of the Lionsgate Capital Luxury Group of Companies[2], which includes Gallery RED, a group of contemporary art galleries based in Spain, and Lionsgate Capital, a luxury financing firm.[3][4]

1. Early life and education 2. Career 3. Personal Life 4. References 5. External Links
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Aaron attended The Hill School before graduating from Boston University.[5]
 * 1) Early life and education

Drew Aaron's core business has been trading paper as a commodity, joining The Aaron Group of Companies in 1996.[6] He and Gene Aaron created the Aaron Group of Companies in 2000.[7]
 * 1) Career

The Aaron Group of Companies is an international privately held paper brokerage firm that consists of various independent paper distributors. During Drew Aaron's tenure, the company merged from two existing firms to one international conglomerate. In 2018, Konica Minolta partnered with The Aaron Group of Companies for international paper sourcing and distribution.[8] The company still maintains the name and has offices together with Indicia Worldwide.[9]

Since 2001, Aaron has been involved in the real estate market, purchasing off-market properties in New York City, the Hamptons, and Connecticut.[10] This includes penthouses in New York City's tallest buildings.[11] Drew purchased and restored North Court in Greenwich,[12] followed by Seagram's Creek, the former home of Seagram's CEO & billionaire Edgar Bronfman Sr.[13]

While in New York, Aaron created The Aaron Gallery, focusing on art advisory and placing high-end contemporary art in different collections.[14] The Aaron Gallery served as the art partner for the SoHo concept store Material Good NY.[15] The entrepreneur served as CEO for various design, real estate development, and architecture firms including Marc Cunningham Inc.[16] and Studio Dror, overseeing high-end real estate development on large-scale residential and commercial projects in the US, Europe, and Asia.[17]

Upon moving to Mallorca, Aaron created Lionsgate Capital, a financing firm for luxury properties in Mallorca, Ibiza, and southern Spain.[18]

In 2018, Aaron founded Gallery RED, a series of contemporary art spaces in Palma de Mallorca.[19][20] Gallery RED featured over 50 established and emerging contemporary artists, including Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gerhard Richter, Takashi Murakami, and Damien Hirst.[21]
 * 1) Gallery RED

Between 2019 and 2022, Aaron expanded his business with Rouge Mallorca,[22] Gallery RED Downtown, Café RED, The Concept Shop, Exhibition by Gallery RED, and Art Loft.[23] Aaron has curated art for Gallery RED in the Mallorca, Ibiza, Barcelona, and Madrid Private and Public Airport VIP lounges.[24]

During his time in New York, Drew married supermodel Hana Soukupová, with whom he has three children.[25] Since the beginning of their relationship, the couple began collecting contemporary art as it is one of their passions.[26][27] Modern Painters Magazine listed Aaron and Soukupová in the top 50 under 50 art collectors in the world.[28] Their various homes and art collections have been featured in different international publications, including The Wall Street Journal,[29] Elle Decor,[30] and Architectural Digest.[31]
 * 1) Personal Life

In 2017, the family moved to Mallorca (Spain) to raise their children in the countryside of the island.[32] Drew also maintains a family home in Son Vida, located in the center of Palma.[33]

In 2022, Drew became a part of the Steering Committee of the Mallorca Preservation Foundation, supporting the environmental protection of Mallorca.[34]

1. "Hidden in the Mountains of Mallorca, Drew Aaron and Hana Soukupová's Rustic Finca Mixes Contemporary Art with Emerging Spanish Artists". www.culturedmag.com. Retrieved 2023-01-03. 2. "New York versus Mallorca". Look Mallorca. 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2022-03-17. 3. "Gallery Red – Creating Luxury Lifestyle". Look Mallorca. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2022-03-14. 4. Nast, Condé (2022-04-06). "Gallery Red, el concepto artístico que no deja de crecer en Mallorca". Traveler (in español). Retrieved 2022-07-13. 5. "Drew Aaron: «Mi mujer y Mallorca han sido mis dos flechazos»". Ultima Hora (in español). 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2022-03-17. 6. "Greenwich business people on the move". GreenwichTime. 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2022-03-14. 7. "Paper broker The Aaron Group announces Drew M. Aaron as CEO". Fastmarkets RISI. Retrieved 2022-03-17. 8. Caprice, Mallorca (2021-05-28). "Drew Aaron: "Mallorca will emerge from COVID much stronger than any area in the world"". Mallorca Caprice. Retrieved 2022-03-03. 9. Worldwide, Indicia. "Indicia Worldwide | A data-led communications agency". indicia.konicaminolta.com. Retrieved 2022-03-02. 10. "Surprise: Greenwich home sells for over 2 million over asking price". The Wall Street Journal. 11. Donald Trump All American Billionaire - BBC Documentary 2020, retrieved 2021-11-26 12. Bennett, Macaela J. (2017-09-07). "Midcountry mansion sells for $22 million". GreenwichTime. Retrieved 2022-03-03. 13. CARY, BILL. "Updated Seagrams Estate Has a Rustic Chic Feel". www.mansionglobal.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17. 14. "Industry Insiders: Drew Aaron and Hana Soukupova, High-End Addicts". BlackBook. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2022-03-02. 15. "Art, Money, And Chasing Your Dreams: Rony More". O.N.S Manual. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2022-03-02. 16. Nast, Condé (2016-07-06). "Mark Cunningham Rejuvenates Hana Soukupová and Drew Aaron's Connecticut Home". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2022-03-17. 17. Aric, Chen (2019). "Dror Dreams, Design Without Boundaries, Dror Benshetrit". The Monacelli Press: Acknowledgments. 18. "Lionsgate Capital - Mortgage Brokers Mallorca". Living in Mallorca. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2022-03-14. 19. "Gallery Red, Palma de Mallorca". abc mallorca. Retrieved 2022-02-09. 20. Nast, Condé (2019-03-05). "Citas privadas, tarjeta VIP y total look de Prada... así compra un coleccionista profesional en ARCO". GQ España (in español). Retrieved 2022-03-17. 21. "Gallery Red | Artists, Art for Sale, and Contact Info | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2022-03-17. 22. "ROUGE by Gallery RED - Ultimate luxury shopping". Look Mallorca. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2021-11-26. 23. "Gallery Red exhibition". www.abc-mallorca.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09. 24. "Gallery RED". Mallorca Platinum. Retrieved 2022-03-17. 25. Mason, Anna (2018-03-16). "Top world art collectors buy in Alaró". Living in Mallorca. Retrieved 2022-03-03. 26. "Industry Insiders: Drew Aaron and Hana Soukupova, High-End Addicts". BlackBook. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2021-11-26. 27. "Impact Wealth Winter 2023 Issue by Impact Wealth - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2023-01-03. 28. "50 under 50 the annual young collector's list". Modern Painters: 66. 2011. 29. "A Greenwich Mansion for Family and Art". WSJ. Retrieved 2022-03-02. 30. "Tall Order" (PDF). Elle Decor. 31. Nast, Condé (2019-12-05). "And the 2020 Pantone Color of the Year Is..." Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2022-03-14. 32. "How Supermodel Hana Soukupova and Drew Aaron are simplifying their life". Sothebys. 33. Ruhling, Nancy A. "Sunny and Celebrity-Favored Son Vida Is Mallorca, Spain's Crown Jewel". www.mansionglobal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26. 34. "Mallorca Preservation Foundation - About Us". Mallorca Preservation Foundation. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
 * 1) References

- [Lionsgate Capital](https://www.lionsgatecapital.com) - [Gallery RED](https://www.galleryred.com) - [Rouge Mallorca](https://www.rougemallorca.com)
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