Aylon is from the United States and holds a BA from American University in Washington DC. Previously, he worked as a political consultant, gaining experience in campaign messaging, paid media advertising, and public opinion research. He served on the campaign headquarters staff of President Joe Biden (2020), Vice President Kamala Harris (2024), and Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (2018). Internationally, he has worked as an on-the-ground adviser to presidential and prime ministerial campaigns in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Aylon served on the White House advance team in 2022, coordinating logistics for high-level presidential events both domestically and abroad. Aylon's professional interests lie in how domestic political pressures shape leaders’ decisions and policy outcomes. For the MPP, he plans to focus on rethinking US trade policy and the use of economic tools as instruments of statecraft.