"Art & Science of Execution" Roundtable Lunch Series: Richard Jaffe '92 (Operating Partner, Overton Venture Capital)

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Thu, Oct 8, 2026

12:30 PM – 2 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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Option RSVP	Sales Start Sep 1, 2026 at 12 PM	Sales End Oct 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM	Availability Waiting List	Price FREE

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The Deming Center at Columbia Business School invites you to attend a sit-down lunch in conversation with Richard Jaffe '92 (Operating Partner, Overton Venture Capital) as part of its “The Art and Science of Execution” Roundtable Series. The lunch will be open to the first 25 students who sign up. Once filled, students can join a waitlist to attend. Please reach out deming@gsb.columbia.edu with any questions.

Dress Business Casual

Food Provided (The lunch will be open to the first 25 students who sign up. Once filled, students can reach join the waitlist to attend. Please reach out deming@gsb.columbia.edu with any questions.)

Speakers

Richard Jaffe '92

Operating Partner

Overton Venture Capital

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-jaffe-191b258/

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 as current Adjunct Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology. He holds a BA and MA in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Columbia University.

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