Goodwin Gaw
Goodwin S. Gaw | |
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| Born | November 25, 1968 San Francisco County, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Property investor |
| Known for | Chairman of Gaw Capital Partners |
Goodwin S. Gaw (born November 25, 1968) is a prominent property investor based in Hong Kong and serves as the chairman of Gaw Capital Partners, which oversees property investments valued at approximately US$8 billion, including the Gaw family's own portfolio estimated at US$1.5 billion.
Early life
Born in San Francisco County, California, Gaw entered the world while his father, Anthony Gaw (1941–1999), was completing a master's degree in engineering at Stanford University. His mother is Rosanna Wang. He has a younger brother, Kenneth Gaw, who was born in Thailand, and a sister named Christina Gaw.
Education
Gaw earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Pennsylvania after transferring from Rochester Institute of Technology. He further obtained a master's degree in construction management from Stanford University and completed an MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Career
As founder and Managing Principal of Downtown Properties, Gaw led the acquisition of the 335-room Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California, in 1995, purchasing it during its bankruptcy proceedings.
In 2006, he acquired a 71-year-old Art Deco shopping center located on Nanjing Road in Shanghai for US$105 million, intending to allocate an additional $25 million toward its renovation.
By 2015, the net worth of the Gaw family was assessed to be around US$1.5 billion.
Personal life
Gaw lives in Hong Kong with his spouse and their two children. In 2007, he formally relinquished his United States citizenship.