Goodwin Gaw

Goodwin Gaw
Born 1967/1968 (age 50–51)[1]
California, U.S.
Residence Hong Kong
Nationality Hong Kong
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania
Stanford University
Occupation property investor
Net worth US$1.5 billion (Gaw family, 2015)
Title Chairman, Gaw Capital Partners
Spouse(s) married
Children 2
Parent(s) Anthony Gaw
Rosanna Wang Gaw
Relatives Kenneth Gaw (brother)
Christina Gaw (sister)

Goodwin Gaw (born 1967/68) is an American property investor, the chairman of Gaw Capital Partners, which manages US$8 billion of property investments, including the Gaw family's money, estimated at US$1.5 billion.[1]

Early life

Gaw was born in California while his father was a masters degree student in engineering at Stanford University. Gaw's father was Anthony Gaw (died 1999), a property investor. Gaw's mother is Rosanna Wang Gaw.[2] Gaw' younger brother Kenneth Gaw was born in Thailand. Gaw's sister is Christina Gaw.[2][3] [4]

Education

Gaw has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree in construction management from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.[1][3]

Career

Gaw is the founder and Managing Principal of Downtown Properties. [5] In 1995, Downtown Properties, Gaw's company, bought the 335-room Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California, out of bankruptcy.[1] [5]

In 2006, Gaw bought a rundown 71-year-old Art Deco seven-storey shopping mall on Nanjing Road, Shanghai for US$105 million, and intended to spend $25 million on restoration.[3]

In 2015, the Gaw family had an estimated net worth of US$1.5 billion.[2]

Personal life

Gaw is married, with two children, and lives in Hong Kong.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gaw family". forbes.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "How the famous Hollywood Roosevelt regained its glory". scmp.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Shanghai fixer-upper". www.institutionalinvestor.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Looking to China's past for today's growth". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Downtown-Properties". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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