Jillian Standish

Jillian Standish serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer of Merchants Capital’s Tax Credit Equity platform. Since joining Merchants Capital in 2020, she has played a pivotal role in its growth, having managed the underwriting and credit risk for nearly 200 partnerships, representing more than $2.7 billion in equity under management across Merchants’ multi-investor, proprietary, and state credit fund offerings.

Prior to joining Merchants Capital, Jillian provided consulting services for 10 years at Ernst & Young’s Tax Credit Investment Advisory Services group. She advised on federal and state monetizable tax credits, including low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC), the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (HTC), New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC), renewable energy investments and production tax credits. She began her career as a child advocate at a family homeless shelter in East Boston and worked as a Section 8 and Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program Representative at Metro Housing Boston. Jillian also served as a project manager for affordable housing developments receiving federal and state soft debt financing at Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities.

Currently, Jillian serves as Treasurer and is a member of the board of directors of the Housing Corporation of Arlington in Massachusetts. She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Boston University’s Questrom School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Bucknell University.