Draft:Aaron D'Souza
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Comment: These sources are not independent of the subject. They are published by organisations he is affiliated with, or else they are routine reportings of election results.We need independent, reliable sources with significant coverage of him in order to show notability. Heavy Grasshopper (talk) 15:53, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Aaron D'Souza | |
|---|---|
| Common Councillor, City of London Corporation | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Politician, Business Strategist |
| Known for | Member of the City of London Corporation |
Aaron D'Souza is a British local politician and business professional who serves as a Common Councillor in the City of London Corporation, representing the Ward of Tower[1]. Elected in 2022, he has since held several committee appointments within the Corporation and works professionally in strategy and planning within the financial services sector.
City of London Corporation
[edit]D'Souza was elected to the Court of Common Council in the March 2022 City elections, representing Tower Ward.[2] As a Common Councillor, he has served on multiple committees including the Finance Committee, Audit and Risk Management Committee, Digital Services Committee, Community and Children's Services Committee, and the Culture, Heritage and Libraries Committee.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Outside of his civic responsibilities, D'Souza is a manager in the Office of the Chief Customer Officer, International, at American Express, where he is responsible for strategy and business planning.[4] He previously worked as a strategy consultant and served as Chief of Staff to a CEO in the financial services and technology sector. Earlier in his career, he was employed by Global Markets Consultants, a City-based financial consultancy.
He holds a BA in History and Politics from Queen Mary University of London, and an MBA from Cambridge Judge Business School.[5]
Other activities
[edit]D'Souza has been actively involved in the charity sector. He became a trustee of the UK-wide youth charity UK Youth in 2016 and participated in a charity climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in 2018 to raise funds for the organisation.[6]
He is a member of the Guild of Young Freemen[7], a civic organisation that promotes the engagement of young professionals in the traditions and governance of the City of London.[8]
External links
[edit]Category:Living people Category:Members of the City of London Corporation Category:British politicians Category:Financial services professionals Category:Alumni of Queen Mary University of London Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge Category:Liverymen Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
References
[edit]- ^ "City of London election results announced in full | City Matters".
- ^ "Tower Ward election results". City of London Corporation. March 2022.
- ^ "Aaron D'Souza - Tower Ward". City of London Corporation. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Aaron D'Souza – Biography". Guild of Young Freemen. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Alumni Stories – Aaron D'Souza". University of Cambridge. 12 January 2023.
- ^ "City Councillor Summits Kilimanjaro for UK Youth". UK Youth. 3 September 2018.
- ^ https://www.jamestumbridge.com/sites/www.jamestumbridge.com/files/2024-11/Tower%20Ward%20Update%20Oct%20Nov%202024.pdf#:~:text=financial%20services%20and%20TMT%20sectors,Aaron%20holds%20a%20BA
- ^ "Members – Guild of Young Freemen". Guild of Young Freemen. Retrieved 13 May 2025.