Goodwin Gaw
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Goodwin Gaw | |
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| Born | November 25, 1968 San Francisco County, California, U.S.[1] |
| Nationality | Hong Konger |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania Stanford University |
| Occupation | Property investor |
| Title | Chairman, Gaw Capital Partners |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Anthony Gaw Rosanna Wang |
| Relatives | Kenneth Gaw (brother) Christina Gaw (sister) |
Goodwin S. Gaw (born November 25, 1968) is a Hong Kong 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.[2]
Early life[edit]
Gaw was born in San Francisco County, California while his father was a master's degree student in engineering at Stanford University. Gaw's father was Anthony Gaw (1941-1999), a property investor. Gaw's mother is Rosanna Wang.[3] Gaw's younger brother Kenneth Gaw was born in Thailand. Gaw's sister is Christina Gaw.[3][4][5]
Education[edit]
Gaw has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Pennsylvania after transferring from Rochester Institute of Technology, a master's degree in construction management from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.[2][4]
Career[edit]
Gaw is the founder and Managing Principal of Downtown Properties.[6] In 1995, Downtown Properties, Gaw's company, bought the 335-room Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California, out of bankruptcy.[2][6]
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.[4]
In 2015, the Gaw family had an estimated net worth of US$1.5 billion.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Gaw is married, with two children, and lives in Hong Kong.[2] Gaw renounced his United States citizenship in 2007.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Birth registration Archived 2023-04-08 at the Wayback Machine,californiabirthindex.org. Accessed August 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Gaw family". forbes.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "How the famous Hollywood Roosevelt regained its glory". scmp.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Shanghai fixer-upper". www.institutionalinvestor.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Looking to China's past for today's growth". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Downtown-Properties". Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen To Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G". Federal Register. 2008-02-08. Archived from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-07-23.