Minorities comprise 40% of population, but manage less than 2% of commercial real estate in the United States.
Welcome to the change.
Standard was created by Robert Jue, Jerome Nichols and Shubhra Jha who worked together for more than a decade in key leadership roles at one of the industry’s preeminent global private equity real estate firms. They have a combined 50 years of experience managing investments in commercial real estate worth over $7 billion in asset value.
Robert Jue
Chief Executive Officer | robert.jue@standardrei.com
Prior to forming Standard, Mr. Jue was a Senior Managing Director with CBRE Global Investors 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 Global Investors, Mr. Jue also served on the board of directors for Wood Partners, a vertically integrated multifamily development and operating company.
He has 17 years of experience in the real estate industry and started his career as an appraiser with CBRE.
He earned a BA in Economics from UCLA.
He is from Oakland, California and lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and three children.
Jerome Nichols
President | jerome.nichols@standardrei.com
Prior to forming Standard, Mr. Nichols was a Senior Director with CBRE Global Investors where he led development investment sourcing in the Americas. He served as Deputy Portfolio Manager for the firm’s development fund series and Chair of the Americas Social Impact Committee.
Before joining CBRE Global Investors, Mr. Nichols worked in multifamily acquisitions with Capri Capital Partners, a Chicago-based real estate private equity firm. He began his 14-year real estate career in Washington, D.C. with The Bozzuto Group, a vertically integrated multifamily development and operating company.
After earning a BS in Business from Wake Forest University, Mr. Nichols was a professional athlete with the NFL’s Green Bay Packers and Washington Football Team. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is an alumnus and active supporter of the Robert Toigo Foundation.
Mr. Nichols is from Prince George’s County, Maryland and lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and two children.
Shubhra Jha
Principal | shubhra.jha@standardrei.com
Prior to joining Standard, Ms. Jha spent over 17 years at CBRE Global Investors 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 Global Investors, Ms. Jha spent 3 years at RCLCO as a senior associate and previously worked as an architect
Ms. Jha is also 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).
Ms. Jha received an MPL/MRED from the University of Southern California, as well as an BArch from the School of Planning and Architecture (India).