Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, a global real estate investment firm with over $100B in assets. Created hospitality brands W Hotels, St. Regis, and 1 Hotels. Known for contrarian investing and design-driven value creation.
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Starwood Property Trust has delivered 11-12% total returns over 13-14 years by maintaining a diversified portfolio across property types, making it the only mortgage REIT to ever cut its dividend yet trade above its IPO price, currently yielding 9.6%.