Goodwin Gaw


Goodwin Gaw 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 California while his father was a master's degree student in engineering at Stanford University. Gaw's father was Anthony Gaw, a property investor. Gaw's mother is Rosanna Wang Gaw. Gaw' 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 US citizenship in 2007.