Goodwin Gaw
Hong Kong businessman
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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]
Stanford University (MS)
Goodwin Gaw | |
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| Born | November 25, 1968 San Francisco County, California, U.S.[1] |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS, MBA) Stanford University (MS) |
| Occupation | Property investor |
| Title | Chairman, Gaw Capital Partners |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Anthony Gaw Rosanna Wang |
| Relatives | Kenneth Gaw (brother) |
Early life
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
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
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]