Barry Sternlicht
Barry Sternlicht
Barry Stuart Sternlicht is the founder, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, the private investment firm focused on global real estate, energy, infrastructure and securities trading. He is also chairman of Starwood Property Trust, now the largest commercial mortgage REIT in the United States traded on the NYSE and Chairman of SWAY. He previously formed Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide and served as its CEO from 1995 to 2005...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth27 November 1960
CountryUnited States of America
Expanding upon Starwood Capital's longstanding relationship with GE, we are extremely pleased to announce this venture. Private capital has played an important role in meeting growing electricity demand, and in the process, has helped provide efficient, low cost power on behalf of ratepayers. GE, the industry leader, and Starwood seek to provide critical development capital and expertise to developers for select opportunities in recovering power markets,
If the market feels it's a coin-toss, we'll have to do something to make it not seem like a coin-toss,
Over the past several months, it became increasingly clear that it would be best for our company to focus on our core global hotel business,
HOT POTATO MARKET. I would pay $100 million less for it.
We are excited about the opportunity to work with Mammoth on their transformation into a world-class resort destination with a real estate component to match one of the continent's finest mountains,
As the facts change, change your thesis. Don't be a stubborn mule, or you'll get killed.
The best advice is often the compliments received, and they are often about an associate who did something exceptional. I tell my teams that it's the random acts of kindness, the unexpected, that people remember most.
Booking windows are shrinking, and customers are going mobile: trends which position HotelTonight perfectly for the future.
I like to go to my simple cottage by the ocean or, really, any beach!
I see Baccarat in major gateway cities like Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong and exotic resort locations.
I suppose I was a frustrated artist. I like fitting things together, and there are plenty of different ways to do that with real estate.
I went to Brown University, but my mom said I couldn't be an artist because I would starve.
I've been down to the Ecolodge in Panama, but there really are only a handful of real green hotels in the U.S.
Pay attention to the big themes because that's what will help you earn ten times your money.