| Goodwin Gaw | |
| Birth Date: | November 25, 1968 |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco County, California, U.S.[1] |
| Nationality: | Hong Konger |
| Alma Mater: | University of Pennsylvania Stanford University |
| Occupation: | Property investor |
| Chairman, Gaw Capital Partners | |
| Children: | 2 |
| Parents: | Anthony Gaw Rosanna Wang |
| Relations: | Kenneth Gaw (brother) Christina Gaw (sister) |
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.[2]
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.[3] Gaw's younger brother Kenneth Gaw was born in Thailand. Gaw's sister is Christina Gaw.[3] [4] [5]
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.[2] [4]
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.[2] [6]
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.[4]
In 2015, the Gaw family had an estimated net worth of US$1.5 billion.[3]
Gaw is married, with two children, and lives in Hong Kong.[2] Gaw renounced his United States citizenship in 2007.[7]