starwood property trust inc
(STWD:New York)

Executive Profile*

Background*

Mr. Barry S. Sternlicht has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. since 2009. Mr. Sternlicht founded Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. in 1995. Mr. Sternlicht serves as a Partner of BLB Investors, L.L.C. Mr. Sternlicht serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Starwood Capital Group and SPT Management, LLC. He has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Third Wave Acquisition Corp. since October 2007. ... He also serves as the Chairman at Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC., which he founded in 2005. Mr. Sternlicht led the negotiations for the recapitalization and reorganization of Starwood Hotels and its subsequent acquisition of ITT Corporation. He also led Starwood Capital Group's 1995 acquisition, recapitalizations, and revitalization of Westin Hotels and Resorts. He served as President at arwood Property Trust, Inc. For the 22 years, he has structured more than 400 separate investment transactions with an asset value of more than $40 billion. He served as President of Starwood Capital Group since 1991. Mr. Sternlicht served as the Chief Design Officer at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. since September 21, 2004. He has been credited as a dynamic and innovative hotel leader, creating new products and programs with immediate global appeal. Mr. Sternlicht created and launched W Hotels and built St. Regis Hotels into a brand. Some of his other innovations include the creation of Westin’s Heavenly Bed, Heavenly Bath, Westin Workout, and Starwood Preferred Guest. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer at iStar Financial, Inc. from September 1996 to November 1997. He served as the Chairman of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., from January 1995 to May 2005 and its Chief Executive Officer from January 1999 to October 2004. Mr. Sternlicht served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Starwood Property Trust since January 1995. He spent much of the 1980s at JMB Realty Corporation. He serves as the Chairman of Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Inc. He serves as the Chairman of GROUPE DU LOUVRE, SAS and Louvre Hotels SAS. He serves as the Chairman of Société du Louvre and Baccarat and Starwood Mortgage Trust. He serves as Chairman of The Board at TRI Pointe Homes, LLC. He has been the Chairman of Riviera Holdings Corp. since April 2011. He served as Chairman of the Board of BLB Investors, L.L.C. 1995. He served as Chairman Emeritus at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. Mr. Sternlicht served as the Chairman of the Board of iStar from September 1996 to April 2000. He served as the Chairman of iStar Financial Inc. Mr. Sternlicht serves on the Advisory Boards of J.P. Morgan Chase and Co., and EuroHypo AG. Mr. Sternlicht has been a Director of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. since July 2004. He has been a Director of BLB Investors, L.L.C., Healthmarket.com, and U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. since September 1995. He serves as a Director of Channel 13, the Greenwich YMCA, Business Club of New York City, the Council for Christian and Jewish Understanding, and Junior Achievement for Fairfield County, Connecticut. Mr. Sternlicht has been Director at Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. since November 1, 2012. He serves as Member of Advisory of Council of newBrandAnalytics, Inc since May 05, 2005. Mr. Sternlicht serves on the Boards of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s National Leadership Advocacy Program, Kids in Crisis, and The Harvard Club. He serves on the Board of Directors of National Golf, Mammoth Mountain, TriPointe Homes, and Ellen Tracy and Field & Stream. Mr. Sternlicht serves on the Boards of the Pension Real Estate Association, Dreamland Film & Performing Arts Center, Dreamland Theatre, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's National Leadership Advocacy Program. Mr. Sternlicht serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of Directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Thayer Ventures. He has been a Director of Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corporation since July 10, 2006. He has been an Independent Director of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since July 13, 2004. He serves as a Director of Sheraton Operating Corporation and The Harvard Business School Club of Greater New York, Inc. He serves as a Trustee of Thirteen/WNET and the Board of Trustees of Brown University. He serves as the Chairman of the Board for Robin Hood Foundation and is on the boards of the Pension Real Estate Association, the Dreamland Film & Performing Arts Center, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s National Leadership Advocacy Program, the Executive Advisory Board of Americans for the Arts. He serves as Member of International Advisory Board for Germany at Hypothekenbank Frankfurt Aktiengesellschaft (alternatively Eurohypo AG) (Eurohypo Bank). He served as a Director of HEI Exchange, Inc. He served as a Director of Healthmarket, Inc. Mr. Sternlicht served as a Director at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc , from December 1994 to May 5, 2005. Mr. Sternlicht served as a Director and a Trustee of the Trust since December 1994. He served as a Director of iStar Financial, Inc. since September 1996. In 2010, Mr. Sternlicht was named Executive of the Year and Investor of the Year by Commercial Property Executive. In 2005, He was named America’s Best Lodging CEO by Institutional Investor magazine. He is a member of the the Presidential Tourism & Travel Advisory Board, the Young President Organization, the World Travel & Tourism Council and the Urban Land Institute. He received the Preston Robert Tisch Distinguished Industry Leadership Award from New York University School for Hospitality, Tourism & Travel Administration, the CEO Diversity Award by Diversity Best Practices/Business Women’s Network, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Travel Marketing Executives, the Hospitality Heritage Award from the American Hotel and Lodging Association, and the Marketer of the Year Award from Brandweek. His humanitarian efforts have led to prestigious national honors, such as JDRF’s Man of the Year, JDRF’s Living and Giving Award and JDRF’s Chairman’s Award. He holds an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration in Hospitality Management from Johnson & Wales University. Mr. Sternlicht received an MBA, with distinction, from Harvard Business School and a B.A., with honors and magna cum laude, from Brown University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

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