Ben Sampson

Ben is Managing Director at Standard Investments where he leads Standard’s Venture Capital investment platform. He has over a decade of venture investing experience and is passionate about the opportunity to transform critical industrial sectors while improving productivity, resiliency, and sustainability. Ben’s mechanical engineering background attracts him to complex problems that often require the combination of technology and business model innovation to create meaningful and lasting impact.

Prior to Standard Investments, Ben was at GE Ventures, where he led investments in early-stage companies across energy, transportation, manufacturing, and the built environment. Ben has also held engineering and business development roles at an early-stage technology company.

Ben holds a Master’s of Engineering Management as well as a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Dartmouth College. He is based on the east coast with his wife and two children where they are often on a mountain, on the water, or in the woods.