THE TEAM

Leadership &
advisory.

Experience building companies, deploying capital and shaping policy. Our founders lead Standard, supported by advisers with regional insight and international reach.

Founders

CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR

Sakhib Waseem

Co-founder of Verdant Partners. Advises governments and GCC family offices on capital deployment across technology, digital infrastructure and financial services.

CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR

Mason Borda

Founder of Tokensoft. Built a digital asset issuance and compliance platform supporting token offerings.

CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR

Adam Ali

Co-founder of Verdant Partners. Former senior executive at Lloyds, Bank of America and National Australia Bank.

Advisory board

ADVISORY BOARD

H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum

A member of Dubai’s ruling family, advancing strategic partnerships across regional and international markets, with experience in infrastructure, diversification and trade connectivity.

ADVISORY BOARD

Mick Mulvaney

Former White House Chief of Staff, OMB Director and Acting Director of the CFPB. A founding member of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, with residential and commercial real estate experience.

ADVISORY BOARD

Lord Iain McNicol

Former General Secretary of the UK Labour Party. Experience across UK to GCC trade and investment, alongside parliamentary work on blockchain and financial technology.

ADVISORY BOARD

Brett Tejpaul

Leadership experience at Barclays and Coinbase. Helped build Coinbase Prime into an institutional platform connecting digital assets with traditional finance.