Jarron Smith, Angel Investor

Jarron Smith is a business strategy and operations executive with more than 17 years of experience leading transformation across global organizations. He is Chief Operating Officer at Marshfield Associates, an investment adviser with $7.5 billion in assets under management, where he focuses on disciplined, long‑term value creation and operational excellence. He also serves on the board of VC in DC, a hub for more than 550 members across 230 investment firms, and previously was COO and Managing Director at Zeal Capital Partners, where he helped scale assets under management by 3.5x and strengthened institutional systems across the investment process. Earlier in his career, Jarron held senior leadership roles at TIAA and EY, building expertise in risk, compliance, and financial services consulting. As an angel investor, Jarron supports early‑stage ventures with strong growth potential. His most recent investment, Doji, is a platform modernizing secondary markets through technology‑driven solutions.