| Goodwin Gaw | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 25, 1968 San Francisco County, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Hong Konger |
| 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) |
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.
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. Gaw's younger brother Kenneth Gaw was born in Thailand. Gaw's sister is Christina Gaw.
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.
Career
Gaw is the founder and Managing Principal of Downtown Properties. In 1995, Downtown Properties, Gaw's company, bought the 335-room Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California, out of bankruptcy.
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.
In 2015, the Gaw family had an estimated net worth of US$1.5 billion.
Personal life
Gaw is married, with two children, and lives in Hong Kong. Gaw renounced his United States citizenship in 2007.
References
- Birth registration Archived 2023-04-08 at the Wayback Machine,californiabirthindex.org. Accessed August 25, 2022.
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- "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.