Goodwin Gaw

Goodwin Gaw (born 1967/68) 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.[1]

Goodwin Gaw
Born1967/1968 (age 52–53)[1]
California, U.S.
NationalityHong Kong
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Stanford University
Occupationproperty investor
Net worthUS$1.5 billion (Gaw family, 2015)
TitleChairman, Gaw Capital Partners
Spouse(s)married
Children2
Parent(s)Anthony Gaw
Rosanna Wang Gaw
RelativesKenneth Gaw (brother)
Christina Gaw (sister)

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. "Gaw family". forbes.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. "How the famous Hollywood Roosevelt regained its glory". scmp.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. "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. "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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