Aaron Taffet

Bio

Mr. Taffet joined HALLEY in 2019 as a general partner after working as CFO of Shift Cannabis Co., a multi-state operator of cannabis assets in Colorado and New Mexico and a strategic partner firm of HALLEY Venture Partners LP since 2017. As a general partner at HALLEY, Mr. Taffet is responsible for all aspects of the HALLEY partnerships including deal sourcing, due diligence, portfolio management and he is a member of the HALLEY investment committee along with Mr. Schuman. Previous to Shift, Mr. Taffet was a Principal at Intuitive Private Equity, multi-strategy private equity firm based in Boulder, Colorado and Silicon Valley where he was primarily responsible for capital deployment in the cannabis space. Mr. Taffet has worked with over ten operating companies as a financial client advisor, including market analysis and modeling in multiple states. He has extensive experience in private equity performing investment analysis, due diligence, and deal execution as well as serving as a board member to portfolio companies. In addition, Mr. Taffet’s background includes wide-ranging experience in M&A and capital markets advisory across several continents, with previous positions at Deutsche Bank in both the US and Latin America. From 2008 to 2012 he worked on and investigated deals in Australia, Canada, Japan, and Russia. Mr. Taffet received a BA in Mathematical Economic Analysis from Rice University.