Bio: Born & raised Portland, Oregon. Have lived all across the country before settling into Chicago,Il. A former college hockey player and future management consultant at Bain & Co
Brooks Barnhouse
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Major: MBA
Year: 2023
Bio: Moved to Chicago after attending UT Austin to work in Construction Management. Now attend Chicago Booth with an aim to pivot into Management Consulting.
Henry Berkemeier
Hometown: Jackson, Michigan
Major: MBA, Business
Year: 2024
Bio: Hello, my name is Henry Berkemeier. I studied Industrial Engineering in undergrad and am currently in the Evening MBA program at Chicago Booth. Along with Texas Hold’em, I enjoy Chess, Settlers of Catan, and Diplomacy.
Tyler Buck
Major: MBA, Finance, General Management
Year: 2024
Marshall Budin
Hometown: New Albany, Ohio
Major: MBA, Strategic Management and Finance
Year: 2025
Bio: Marshall works in Finance and Operations at 66degrees, a Google Premier Partner, and is pursuing his MBA at UChicago Booth School of Business. He started playing poker with his family growing up and has multiple final table finishes and $30k in tournament earnings.
Preeta Chickermane
Major: MBA, Finance
Year: 2024
Bio: Product Management & Strategy.
Yashika Gupta
Major: MBA
Year: 2024
Bio: Currently pursuing MBA from Chicago booth. I have enjoyed playing cards games since childhood. Enjoying dancing and debating.
Joshua Georgeff
Hometown: Waukee, Iowa
Major: MBA, Economics, Finance
Year: 2024
Benjamin Kurzman
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Major: MBA
Year: 2023
Bio: I am going into my final year in Booth’s evening MBA program with an anticipated graduation in May 2023. I currently work as a Solution Engineer at DocuSign and want to work in tech entrepreneurship as I get closer to graduating. I have been playing poker for a while now, whether it be in house games my friends and I have been doing since high school or at a local poker room, and am always looking for ways to up my game.
Cory Jbara
Major: MBA, Entrepreneurship, Finance
Year: 2025
Ankit Pahwa
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Major: MBA, Finance, Strategy
Year: 2024
Bio: Currently enrolled in the Part-Time Weekend program. I currently work in the renewable industry wherein I identify best places in the grid to interconnect new solar/wind generation and determine their long-term economic feasibility.
Boyuan Shi
Hometown: China
Major: MBA
Year: 2025
Bio: MBA student at Chicago Booth. Hobbies include cycling, photography, traveling, wine, and poker.
Divya Talla
Hometown: West Bloomfield, Michigan
Major: MBA
Year: 2023
Bio: Studied English Literature at the University of Michigan. Love to read, write, cook, and scuba dive.
Kim Tran
Major: MBA, Business
Year: 2025
Bio: I launched my MBA program at Chicago Booth in autumn 2022 to pivot into management consulting and corporate strategy. I have a decade of professional experience in nonprofit leadership and operations management. I’m currently serving as an executive leader at a public higher education institution.
Stephen Wagstaff
Hometown: Asheville, North Carolina
Major: MBA, Finance
Year: 2023
Leon Wang
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Major: Data Science, Economics
Year: 2024
Colton Weiss
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
Major: MBA, Strategy
Year: 2023
Bio: My name is Colton Weiss, and heading into my last year of my MBA at University of Chicago. I started playing poker in 2008. Besides poker, I enjoy climbing the leader board on Peloton.
