Goodwin Gaw
Goodwin Gaw | |
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Born | 1967/1968 (age 53–54)[1] California, U.S. |
Nationality | Hong Konger |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania Stanford University |
Occupation | property investor |
Title | Chairman, |
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 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[]
- ^ a b c d e "Gaw family". forbes.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "How the famous Hollywood Roosevelt regained its glory". scmp.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Shanghai fixer-upper". www.institutionalinvestor.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Looking to China's past for today's growth". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Downtown-Properties". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen To Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G". Federal Register. 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
External links[]
- 1960s births
- American businesspeople of Chinese descent
- Living people
- Gaw family
- University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni
- Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni
- Hong Kong billionaires
- Stanford University alumni
- American emigrants to Hong Kong
- Former United States citizens