Barry Sternlicht

Real Estate and Investment Leadership

Professional Summary

Billionaire entrepreneur and investment leader with transformative impact in real estate, hospitality, and venture capital industries.

Key Professional Roles

Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO (1991 – Present)

Starwood Capital Group

• Founded investment firm with over $100 billion in assets under management
• Pioneered strategic real estate acquisitions during savings and loan crisis
• Raised initial $20 million from prominent New York families
• Executed major hotel and real estate transactions

Founder, Chairman, and CEO (1995 – 2005)

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide

• Acquired Westin Hotels & Resorts and Sheraton Hotels and Resorts
• Innovated hospitality industry with W Hotels concept
• Introduced Westin Heavenly Bed, revolutionizing hotel accommodations

Chairman

Starwood Property Trust

• Oversees significant real estate investment trust

Venture Capital Investments

JAWS Capital

• Manages family office investment strategies
• Engaged in multiple SPAC transactions

Board Memberships

• Estée Lauder Companies
• The Business Council
• Real Estate Roundtable
• Robin Hood Foundation
• Dreamland Community Theatre
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Previous Board Positions

• Pension Real Estate Association
• RH (Company)
• Invitation Homes
• Tri Pointe Homes
• Brown University Trustee

Barry Sternlicht Investments

• Palm Tree Crew (17-Jan-2024)
• Deal Type: Angel (individual)
• Industry: Clothing
• Stage: Generating Revenue
• Sourse (01-May-2022)
• Industry: Food Products
• Stage: Generating Revenue
• Anthology Labs (20-Jan-2022)
• Industry: Business/Productivity Software
• Stage: Generating Revenue
• Selfbook (30-Dec-2021)
• Industry: Financial Software
• Stage: Generating Revenue
• Lightyear (15-Jul-2021)
• Industry: Telecommunications Service Providers
• Stage: Generating Revenue
• Hearth (25-Feb-2021)
• Industry: Financial Software
• Stage: Generating Revenue
• Medici (27-Apr-2020)
• Industry: Clinics/Outpatient Services
• Stage: Generating Revenue
• Yuca (29-Jan-2020)
• Deal Type: Seed Round
• Industry: Real Estate Services (B2C)
• Stage: Generating Revenue
• Lyric Hospitality (17-Apr-2019)
• Deal Type: Later Stage VC
• Industry: Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
• Stage: Generating Revenue

Education

• Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School (1986)
• Bachelor of Science, Brown University, Magna Cum Laude (1982)

Personal Details

• Net Worth: $4.6 billion (May 2023)
• Born: November 27, 1960, New York City

Contact Information

• Location: Miami, FL, United States