Aaron Schwartz served as the Carolina Hurricanes' Director of Hockey Operations from 2021 to 2025, managing salary cap strategy, contract negotiations, arbitration, scouting, and AHL affiliate staffing. He played a key role in building the 2022 Calder Cup-winning Chicago Wolves, bringing in players like Jalen Chatfield and Stefan Noesen. Before joining the Carolina Hurricanes, Schwartz was a litigation and arbitration attorney in Chicago and previously worked as a player agent alongside NHLPA-certified agent Peter Wallen.