Standard Investments

CATALYZING TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION

Standard Investments is a fundamentally-driven investment platform focused on the intersection of industry and technology. We deploy capital flexibly and creatively across the public and private markets, spanning the life cycle of a company. We leverage our deep industrial knowledge and operational experience to create value.

Public Equities

We focus on long-term investments in public markets across a range of sectors, employing our expertise in the industrial landscape to help our portfolio companies accelerate growth and impact.
Venture Capital

We invest in early-to-growth stage companies focused on technology and business model innovation, which enable businesses to be more data-driven, customer-centric and environmentally sustainable. We look for companies that are building the next generation of sustainable technologies—from virtual and physical security technology to energy storage to virtual manufacturing tools and electrified transportation.

Selected Investments
Media

We invest in companies with innovative and disruptive business models that are transforming the way stories are told, enabling them to deliver compelling content to greater audiences.

Selected Investments

A.J. Murphy

Head of Markets

Ms. Murphy serves as Head of Markets at Standard Investments. She joined Standard from Silver Lake Partners, where she was a Managing Director. Previously, Ms. Murphy served as Head of Global Capital Markets at Bank of America and as Head of Global Leveraged Finance at Bank of America and Goldman Sachs. She earned her BA from Middlebury College, where she serves on the Board of Trustees.

Ethan Leidinger

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Leidinger is involved with all aspects of the day-to-day operations of Standard Investments. Prior to joining Standard, Mr. Leidinger was the Director of Investor Relations and Business Development at Woodbine Capital Advisors. Prior to Woodbine, he was the Director of Investor Relations at Select Equity Group. Previously, Mr. Leidinger was a Vice President in the Alternative Capital Markets Group at Goldman Sachs. Prior to business school, Mr. Leidinger was the US Product Manager for Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Quantitative Strategies Group. Mr. Leidinger earned his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and graduated from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Tunde Reddy

Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Reddy oversees all financial matters at Standard Investments. Prior to joining Standard, Ms. Reddy was a Managing Director and Head of GSAM Fund Controllers for the Americas at Goldman Sachs. Prior to Goldman Sachs, she was a Managing Director and Head of Fund and Portfolio Administration for the Americas at JP Morgan. Previously, Ms. Reddy spent time as a Manager and Lead Controller for Morgan Stanley in the Real Estate Fund Group. She started her career in the Financial Services Audit and Business Advisory Group at Andersen Worldwide.