About Us
Committed to Excellence
CKPS seeks to provide Korean and Korean American professionals in the Greater Chicago Area with networking and education opportunities. We are dedicated to providing a platform where professionals from a variety of disciplines including finance, accounting, law, consulting, marketing and technology can share their knowledge and help one another advance their careers.
Chris Yoon
Chris is currently an MBA student at Kellogg and will be starting as an Investment Banking Associate at Lincoln International upon graduation. Prior to Kellogg, Chris worked as a consultant at Stax, a boutique strategy consulting firm in Chicago where he advised companies on M&A transactions and growth strategies. Prior to Stax, Chris worked in consulting and tech at Capgemini Invent and Uber. Outside of work, Chris is passionate about serving the community around him and serves as an Associate Board Member of Street Samaritans. Chris also enjoys hitting the golf course and cooking for friends. Chris holds a MS in Management Studies from Northwestern Kellogg School of Management and a BS in Industrial Labor Relations from Cornell University.
Young Jae Lee
Young Jae Lee is a Senior Consultant at Deloitte in Chicago, recently finished MBA program from Kellogg School of Management. Prior to Deloitte, Young had a 5-6 years of work experiences in project managing, process improvement, cost transformation, auditing, corporate accounting, and general finance/accounting consulting. Additionally, he has been involved in helping the Chicago community, especially the Homeless, in the past 5 years and has a passion to revitalize the underprivileged youth culture. Young also holds a MS in Accounting from Indiana University - Kelley School of Business and BS in Accounting/Finance from Saginaw Valley University.
Victoria Hong
Victoria moved to Chicago in June 2020 from New York City. She is currently working as a quant at Refinitiv, where she provides quantitative solutions to the traders working in banks and hedge funds based in North America. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Economics from New York University and previously interned at UBS, Prudential Financial, and A.T. Kearney. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking as well as reading books about financial markets.
Jane Boo
Jane is a second year MBA Candidate at Chicago Booth and will be joining Kearney Chicago as an Associate upon graduation. Originally from Toronto, Jane started her career in Finance at TD Bank, in a Finance rotational program. After 4 years in banking, she joined a tech startup focused on Blockchain and AI as the Chief of Staff. Jane also completed her MBA internships at PwC Strategy& Deals Strategy and at a private equity firm based in Miami focused on wellness and beauty. Jane also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. On a more personal note, Jane’s interests include skincare, skating, skiing, and learning new languages.