Richard Jaffe

Education

BA, University of Pennsylvania
MBA, Columbia University

Biography

Richard Jaffe currently serves as an operating partner at Overton Capital, seeking out early stage investments in consumer focused start-ups. A veteran of Wall Street, Jaffe was a highly regarded sell-side analyst following the retail sector for 25 years. He paid his retailing dues at Macys, where he graduated from the Executive Training Program to buy petite sportswear, and at Dress Barn, where he launched the Dress Barn Woman division.

Jaffe brings lessons from his lifelong engagement with retail to teaching GFM’s Global Retail Management course. He holds a BA and MA in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Columbia University.