Co-chairs

Aryaman Kothari

Aryaman hails from Mumbai and holds a degree in Computer Science. Prior to Booth, he was a partner at an AI company, where he led ground-up implementations for Fortune 500 and government agencies and incubated business in Latin America. At Booth, Aryaman is focusing on a career in technology and entrepreneurship. Outside of school, Aryaman enjoys listening to house music, meeting new Boothies and games nights. He loves playing cricket, soccer and making his favorite cup of chai.

Jaire A. Byers

Jaire is a proud Midwesterner, originally from Grand Blanc, MI and holds a degree in Comparative Human Development with a minor in Media Arts & Design from the University of Chicago. Prior to Booth, he performed talent analytics and labor market research at Kraft Heinz. Last summer he interned as a Go-to-Market Strategy Associate at Brighthive, an AI-driven data management startup. If you catch him at Harper Center, you’ll often find him heads down reading a book (usually classics or horror) or journaling with his favorite Japanese stationery. He co-leads the Boothie Book Club and sings lead vocals for a band in AudioBooth’s annual Battle of the Bands competition. His other pastimes going to concerts (he’s seen Charli xcx 5 times!), collecting fragrances, playing video games, and tinkering with custom software mods on his e-reader.

SOO MIN LEE

Soo Min Lee is a second-year MBA student at Booth, originally from South Korea and having spent over 10 years in Hong Kong. Before Booth, she worked in corporate banking, focusing on cross-border loan deals across Asia. Her interest in data analytics began when she realized how data shapes what we see and experience online. She’s particularly interested in how people can make better professional and personal decisions through data-driven thinking. As Co-Chair, she looks forward to helping Booth students who are new to the data world build confidence and strengthen their analytical toolkit.

Paul  LEE

Paul hails from Korea and earned his B.A. in Comparative Literature from Yonsei University. Before Booth, he built his career in enterprise technology and cloud analytics, working at Oracle and MicroStrategy across customer success, solution engineering, and AI adoption strategy. He is currently pursuing a dual MBA at Booth and an M.S. in Business Analytics at the University of Illinois Chicago. At Booth, Paul is involved in the Booth Tech Group and the Booth Korean Club. Outside the classroom, he enjoys designing AI-powered learning tools, exploring Chicago’s café scene, and spending weekends with his wife and young daughter, Yoonseo.

Brian SONG

Brian hails from Korea and earned his B.A. in Finance and Statistics from New York University. Before Booth, he gained experience across finance roles, from investment banking at UBS to corporate development at HCLTech. He is currently pursuing a dual MBA and M.S. in Computer Science at Booth and UChicago. At Booth, Brian serves as Co-Chair of both the Innovation Design Club and the Booth Korean Club. Outside the classroom, he enjoys concerts and musicals (from classical symphonies to music festivals), exploring the best Korean food in Chicago, and binge-watching TV shows—most recently finishing Succession.