Goodwin Gaw

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Goodwin Gaw
Born1967/1968 (age 53–54)[1]
California, U.S.
NationalityHong Konger
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Stanford University
Occupationproperty investor
TitleChairman,
Spouse(s)married
Children2
Parent(s)Anthony Gaw
Rosanna Wang Gaw
RelativesKenneth Gaw (brother)
Christina Gaw (sister)

Goodwin Gaw (born 1967/68) is a Hong Kong property investor, the chairman of , 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 master's 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 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.[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. He enjoys going on trips with his friends and spending time with his sons.[1] Gaw renounced his US citizenship in 2007.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Gaw family". forbes.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "How the famous Hollywood Roosevelt regained its glory". scmp.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Downtown-Properties". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen To Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G". Federal Register. 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

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