Minorities comprise 40% of the population, but manage less than 2% of commercial real estate in the United States.
Welcome to the change.
Standard was created by a team of individuals who worked together for more than a decade in key leadership roles at one of the industry’s preeminent global real estate private equity firms. Standard executives have a combined 80 years of experience managing investments in commercial real estate worth more than $8 billion in asset value.
Robert Jue
Chief Executive Officer
Robert Jue is Chief Executive Officer of Standard Real Estate Investments, where he focuses on day-to-day decision making, as well as strategy, execution, and business operations.
Prior to forming Standard, Robert was a Senior Managing Director with CBRE Investment Management, where he was the Portfolio Manager of a successful ten-year fund franchise, Head of Development Investments in the Americas, Co-Chair of the Americas ESG Committee, and a member of the Americas Leadership Board.
During his time at CBRE Investment Management, Robert also served on the board of directors for Wood Partners, a vertically integrated multifamily development and operating company.
He has 18 years of experience in the real estate industry and started his career as an appraiser with CBRE.
Robert earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from UCLA.
A native of Oakland, California, he currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and three children.
Jerome Nichols
President
Jerome Nichols is President of Standard Real Estate Investments, where he is focused on new business development and investment sourcing, in addition to his involvement in all major decisions pertaining to the business.
Prior to co-founding Standard Real Estate Investments, Jerome spent six years at CBRE Investment Management as a Senior Director and Deputy Portfolio Manager of the CBRE GI U.S. Development Partners Fund Series. In this role, he served as the lead development sourcing officer for CBRE GI Americas and sourced $6 billion in deal volume. He was actively involved in several initiatives at CBRE GI, including his role as the Chair of the Social Impact Counsel.
In addition to his time at CBRE, Jerome spent six years with The Bozzuto Group, a vertically integrated multifamily development and operating company. He is also a former professional football player.
Jerome is an Alumnus and active supporter of the Robert Toigo Foundation.
He received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Business from Wake Forest University.
Jerome is from Prince George’s County, Maryland and lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and two children.
Shubhra Jha
Principal
Shubhra Jha is head of investment strategy and research for Standard.
Prior to joining Standard, she spent more than 17 years at CBRE Investment Management as a Senior Director and Americas Investment Research Team Leader. In this role, she covered all property types in 60 major North American MSAs and supported underwriting efforts for all real estate transactions.
Prior to joining CBRE, Shubhra spent three years at RCLCO as a senior associate and previously worked as an architect
Shubhra is actively involved in National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC), National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) and Pension Real Estate Association (PREA).
She received an MPL/MRED from the University of Southern California, as well as a Bachelor of Architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture (India).
Jernine Kim
Principal
Jernine Kim is head of corporate finance and asset management for Standard.
She has 16 years of experience in finance, accounting and real estate. Prior to joining Standard, Jernine was a Vice President at Arc Capital Partners where she spent seven years supporting the acquisitions, asset management and reporting of the firm.
She also was a senior fund accountant at Oaktree Capital Management responsible for the financial operations and investor reporting of funds and separate accounts with $6 billion of invested capital. Prior to Oaktree, she served as a senior accounting officer at Goldman Sachs in New York responsible for performance analysis and reporting of $5 billion of SSG investments, and was also a senior auditor at Deloitte, where she earned her CPA license.
Jernine graduated from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor of Business Administration with distinction and holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management. While at UCLA, she earned fellowships from Robert Toigo Foundation, The Consortium, Forte Foundation and the Riordan Programs.
She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.
Lindsay Louie
Principal
Lindsay Louie is a principal at Standard Real Estate Investments, overseeing new investments and capital raising.
Prior to joining Standard,, she served as a Director with CBRE Investment Management where she was responsible for originating, underwriting, financing and closing new investments with a focus on development, value-add and joint venture transactions. During her time at CBRE Investment Management, she handled or participated in new investment transactions totaling over $8.0 billion.
Lindsay served as a Commissioner on the Los Angeles County Commission for Women representing the county’s Second District. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Harvard College.
Brennan Hawkins
Associate
Brennan Hawkins is an Associate at Standard Real Estate Investments, where he leads underwriting and analysis across the firm’s business lines. Brennan joined Standard full-time in 2022 after graduating business school and has played an integral role in the company’s growth. While at Standard, Brennan has underwritten more than 70 potential investments across industrial and multifamily development as well as multifamily acquisitions, and he has helped close five of Standard’s existing investments totaling more than $280 million in Gross Asset Value.
Prior to Standard, Brennan worked as a Team Lead in Delta Air Lines’ Pricing Strategy department, where he was responsible for setting prices and managing competitive positioning for some of Delta’s most profitable domestic routes. Brennan’s collaborative efforts and emphasis on customer-focused operations helped drive +$100 million profitability across his market scope in consecutive years. Before Delta, Brennan worked as a Consultant in Deloitte Consulting’s Commercial Strategy & Operations practice.
Brennan completed his undergraduate studies Magna Cum Laude at Morehouse College and earned his Master’s in Business Administration, with Honors, from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Brennan is an alumnus of the Robert Toigo Foundation and The Riordan Programs, and he is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Brennan lives in Hyattsville, Maryland with his wife and two daughters.