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.
Our flexible approach allows us to invest across sectors and growth stages and can span the life cycle of a company.
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Public Equities
Our multi-billion dollar portfolio relies on fundamental analysis to take a concentrated, long-term approach to public market investing.
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Venture Capital
We invest in early-to-growth stage companies that leverage data, technology advances and business models to shape the industrial future. Our portfolio generally includes investments in manufacturing, digital technologies, transportation and mobility, sustainability and the built environment.
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Media
We invest in companies with innovative and disruptive business models that seek to transform the way stories are told, enabling them to reach greater audiences and deliver compelling content.
Our Team
David Millstone
Co-CIO of Standard Investments
David J. Millstone is co-Chief Executive Officer of Standard Industries, a privately-held, global industrial business.
With over 20,000 employees and operations in more than 80 countries, Standard Industries’ businesses span a broad array of holdings, technologies and investments—including both public and private companies from early to late-stage—as well as world-class building solutions, performance materials, real estate, logistics and next-generation solar technology. Its operating companies include GAF, BMI, Grace, GAF Energy, Siplast, SGI, Schiedel and Standard Logistics, as well as Standard Investments and Winter Properties.
Mr. Millstone is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School and currently serves on the University Council at Yale and the Board of Advisors of the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance. With his wife, Jennifer, he is active in supporting a number of civic organizations, including the Partnership for Public Service, the 92nd Street Y, the Fortune Society and the Bard Prison Initiative.
David Winter
Co-CIO of Standard Investments
David S. Winter is co-Chief Executive Officer of Standard Industries, a privately-held, global industrial business.
With over 20,000 employees and operations in more than 80 countries, Standard Industries’ businesses span a broad array of holdings, technologies and investments—including both public and private companies from early to late-stage—as well as world-class building solutions, performance materials, logistics, real estate and next-generation solar technology. Its operating companies include GAF, BMI, Grace, GAF Energy, Siplast, SGI, Schiedel, and Standard Logistics, as well as Standard Investments and Winter Properties.
Mr. Winter is involved in various civic and charitable endeavors, including serving on the Board of Directors of Conservation International and on the Board of Trustees for The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Carnegie Hall. He is also a Trustee of the New York City Police Foundation and on the Board of Directors of the Partnership for New York City. Mr. Winter is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and resides in New York City with his four children.
Ethan Leidinger
Mr. Leidinger is involved with all aspects of the day-to-day operations of Standard Investments. Before joining Standard, Mr. Leidinger was the Director of Investor Relations and Business Development at Woodbine Capital Advisors, Director of Investor Relations at Select Equity Group, and 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
Ms. Reddy oversees all financial matters at Standard Investments. Before joining Standard, Ms. Reddy was a Managing Director and Head of GSAM Fund Controllers for the Americas at Goldman Sachs, Managing Director and Head of Fund and Portfolio Administration for the Americas at JP Morgan, and 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.
Logan Ashcraft
Michael Bonnici
Valentina Cassata
Jennifer Chai
Roberto Chorro
Sam Chowdhury
Jay Dickenson
Tara Finelli
Stephen Fisch
Sean Fletcher
Jeff Hare
Julia Klein
Drew Kriens
Cameron Lambert
Peter Marturano
Nick McCormack
Jean Paciullo
Matt Pavia
Carmine Rossetti
Ben Sampson
Sarah Smith
David Sokoler
Marianne Wu
Kangping Yu
Howard Zauderer
Ross Zhang
In the News
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Bloomberg: A New Media Startup Treats Reporters Like Social Media Influencers
Proterra, a Leading Innovator in Commercial Vehicle Electrification Technology, to debut on Nasdaq today
TechCrunch: Industrial cybersecurity startup Claroty raises $140M in pre-IPO funding round
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