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Biography
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.
Early life
Goodwin Gaw is the son of Anthony Gaw (died 1999) and his wife Rosanna Wang Gaw. He has a brother and a sister, Kenneth Gaw and Christina Gaw. He was born in California, as his father was studying for a master's degree in engineering at Stanford University.
Gaw has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree in construction management from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Career
In 1995, Gaw 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.