Barry S. Sternlicht
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Dermatology
Estee Lauder
India
Biography
Mr. Sternlicht is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Capital Group, the private investment firm he formed in 1991 that is focused on global real estate, hotel management, oil and gas, energy infrastructure, and securities trading. He also serves as Chairman of Starwood Property Trust, Inc., a commercial mortgage REIT, and TRI Pointe Homes. Mr. Sternlicht​ is a member of the Board of Directors of A.S. Roma. He is Chairman of the Board of Baccarat S.A. and Co-Chairman of the Board of Colony Starwood Homes (formerly known as Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust). Additionally, within the past five years, Mr. Sternlicht​ served as a director of Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. and Riviera Holdings Corporation. He currently serves as a member of the board of The Robin Hood Foundation, and he is on the board of the Dreamland Film & Performing Arts Center and the Executive Advisory Board of Americans for the Arts. Mr. Sternlicht​ is a trustee of Brown University and serves on the boards of numerous other civic organizations and charities. From 1995 through early 2005, he was Chairman and CEO of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., a company he founded in 1995. Mr. Sternlicht is a member of the Nominating and Board Affairs Committee.
Research Interest
Dermatologic Diseases