# Robert Leshner

> Robert Leshner is the co-founder and CEO of Superstate, which develops infrastructure for tokenized funds and securities. Previously he co-founded Compound Labs with Geoffrey Hayes and the privacy startup Safe Shepherd. He also invests through Robot Ventures and co-hosts The Chopping Block.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Superstate
- **Organizations:** Superstate, Compound Labs, Robot Ventures, Safe Shepherd, Postmates, San Francisco Revenue Bond Oversight Committee, The Chopping Block
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Co-founded Compound Labs, developer of the Compound decentralized lending protocol., Co-authored Compound: The Money Market Protocol with Geoffrey Hayes in February 2019., Co-founded Superstate and expanded its work from tokenized funds to public-equity infrastructure.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an economics degree.
- **2011** — Co-founded Safe Shepherd with Geoffrey Hayes.
- **2016-2017** — Worked as a product lead at Postmates.
- **2017** — Co-founded Compound Labs with Geoffrey Hayes.
- **2019** — Became a partner at Robot Ventures; co-authored the Compound money market white paper.
- **2023** — Left Compound to build Superstate.
- **2024** — Superstate launched USTB, followed by the USCC crypto carry fund.
- **2025** — Superstate introduced Opening Bell; Galaxy later launched tokenized common shares on Solana using its infrastructure.
- **2026** — Superstate announced an $82.5 million Series B and an Invesco fund-management partnership.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Compound Labs, developer of the Compound decentralized lending protocol.
- Co-authored Compound: The Money Market Protocol with Geoffrey Hayes in February 2019.
- Co-founded Superstate and expanded its work from tokenized funds to public-equity infrastructure.
- Earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
- Former chair of San Francisco’s Revenue Bond Oversight Committee.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Superstate announced an $82.5 million Series B led by Bain Capital Crypto and Distributed Global.
- **2026-03** — Invesco and Superstate announced that Invesco would become investment manager of USTB while Superstate continued providing its onchain infrastructure.
- **2026-09** — Returned to The Crypto Tape at the RWA Summit to discuss issuer-level tokenization and how it differs from wrappers on brokerage balances; episode published September 24.

## Links

- Website: https://superstate.com/about
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rleshner/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/rleshner

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Last updated: 2026-10-25