Jim Jaffe

CEO
NASVF

Jim Jaffe is the President/CEO of NASVF. He has over 30 years experience as President / CEO of six different public and private companies. He has managed a private equity fund and spent nine years in Eastern Europe and Asia consulting with, advising and investing in small businesses in emerging economies.

His career includes the following:

Managing General Partner of Murex, Philadelphia, PA, a $20,000,000 socially conscious “double bottom line” equity fund. Murex seeks commercial rates of return while focusing on job growth and wealth sharing for low-income employees.

Senior VP of SEAF (Small Enterprise Assistance Funds), Zagreb, Croatia. SEAF managed $150,000,000 in 14 different funds with a portfolio of over 50 active investments. SEAF continually added value to each investment through ongoing technical assistance, financial planning, and marketing.

Chief of Party of EnviroVentures, an innovative venture capital fund investing in environmental businesses in the Philippines.
Managing Director of Metacenter, a USAID sponsored program that provided microfinance, business incubation and technical assistance for SMEs in L’viv, Ukraine. Both positions were at Counterpart International, an NGO based in Washington, DC.

Managing partner, Nicholas, Feder and Jaffe, Chicago, IL, a private equity firm that successfully acquired, financed and managed 4 companies. All companies were sold at substantial profits and IRRs.

President/CEO of Kearney National, Chicago, IL, a public company traded on the American Stock Exchange. With revenues of $200,000,000, products included electronic coils and switches, computer media, automotive components and electric power distribution.

President/CEO of DKM Enterprises, Chicago, IL, a privately held group of 12 companies with revenues of $200,000,000. Products included graphic arts supplies, gray iron castings, plumbing supplies, electronic parts, concrete batch plants and automotive after-market supplies.

President of the Microimagery Group of Bell and Howell, Chicago, IL. B&H manufactured and sold office equipment and consumer products. The Microimagery Group with revenues of $100,000,000 contained five microfilm divisions involving service, sales, manufacturing and publishing.

Jim has a BA from Hobart College and studied towards an MBA at the University of Chicago.

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