Barry Sternlicht
Profile Summary
Barry Sternlicht (born 1960) is a U.S.-based finance executive associated with multiple SEC-registered entities and filings, and he is listed in SEC EDGAR under personal CIK 0001034657. He is connected in SEC records to companies including Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc. (RH), Cano Health, Inc., and Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. SEC EDGAR. He has an estimated net worth of ~$3.1B and is listed as being in Florida in the provided data RTB.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR shows 549 insider filings tied to Barry S. Sternlicht, including many recent Form 4 filings (e.g., 2025-07-11 through 2026-03-02) and at least one Form 144 filing dated 2025-11-12 SEC EDGAR. Form 4 filings are used to report insiders’ changes in ownership (such as buys, sells, or awards) in a company’s securities, while Form 144 is a notice related to the potential sale of restricted or control securities SEC EDGAR. The volume and frequency of filings indicate ongoing reportable insider ownership activity across the period shown SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Three foundations associated with the Sternlicht name filed 2023 IRS Form 990-PF returns showing combined assets of $302,641,370 and total grants paid of $0 for that year ProPublica 990. The Barry S Sternlicht Foundation reported $170,953,572 in assets, $56,909,462 in revenue, $5,024,209 in expenses, and $0 grants paid in 2023 ProPublica 990. The M K Reichert Sternlicht Foundation and the Barry And Mimi Sternlicht Foundation also reported $0 grants paid in 2023, with assets of $77,824,775 and $53,863,023 respectively ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission data shows 100 contributions totaling $700,907 from 2000-08-27 to 2025-03-31 FEC. The party breakdown lists $166,900 to Republican committees/candidates, $92,400 to Democratic committees/candidates (plus $2,000 to DFL and $3,500 to IND), and $436,107 categorized as PAC/Other FEC. Top recipients by amount include SOS AMERICA PAC ($100,000), RIGHT TO RISE USA ($100,000), AMERICANS FOR TOMORROW'S FUTURE ($75,000), ROMNEY VICTORY INC ($70,800), and the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE ($61,600) FEC.
U.S. Presence
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Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source.