Career
Prior to operating Marathon and Paragon, Aronin founded Ovation Pharmaceuticals Limited Liability Company in 2000 and served as its chairman and Chief Executive Officer for nine years. On February 9, 2009, it was announced that H. Lundbeck A/South, a Danish pharmaceutical company, had purchased Ovation for $900 million. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel appointed Aronin to the board of directors of World Business Chicago and co-chair of ChicagoNEXT. Aronin is also co-chair MATTER, a start-up center in Chicago for next-generation healthcare technology companies that opened in February 2015.
He also serves on the board of trustees of Discover Financial Services and on the board of trustees of the Museum of Science and Industry.