Barry Sternlicht
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Barry Sternlicht

United States 65 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Private equity
Residence
Miami, Florida
Education
Brown University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Divorced
Children
3

Assets

  • Starwood Property Trust
    17,930,000 shares @ -
    -
    STWD-US
  • The Estée Lauder Companies
    66,892 shares @ -
    -
    EL-US
  • Velo3D
    572,850 shares @ -
    -
    VELO-US

Biography

Barry Sternlicht runs Starwood Capital Group, a private equity firm that specializes in real estate investments.

Starwood Capital has $125 billion of gross assets under management, making it one of the world's biggest real estate investors.

Sternlicht founded Starwood Capital in 1991 and later started the W hotel chain and Starwood Property Trust, one of the biggest mortgage REITs.

Sternlicht has sponsored five SPACs since 2020, including one that took senior care provider Cano Health public in June 2021.

In 2025, Starwood received approval to open an office in Dubai as it plans to invest across the Gulf.

About

Sternlicht moved his Starwood Capital Group from its long-time home in Greenwich, Connecticut to Miami, Florida in 2018.