Location: Greenwich and Stamford, Connecticut

Website: http://www.starwoodcapital.com/

http://www.stamfordacademy.org/

Member Since: February 2009

Starwood Capital is a private investment firm that was founded in 1991. Since its inception, Starwood Capital has completed more than 300 transactions representing assets in excess of $21 billion. Public companies created by Starwood Capital have gone on to acquire, often with Starwood’s assistance, an additional $20 billion in assets.

Stamford Academy is the second charter school opened by Domus and only the second to arrive in Stamford. It opened in 2004 to serve students in grades nine through twelve who have struggled in traditional school environments.

Starwood Capital and Stamford Academy have partnered to bring e-mentoring to their employees and students. Starwood is generously sponsoring the program and providing the mentors while Stamford Academy is providing the mentees and operating the day-to-day program activities. Both mentors and mentees will be using iMentor Interactive to connect and develop their relationships.

On iMentor Interactive, the mentors and mentees will be able to communicate via special email accounts that can be reviewed by the program's administrators. In addition, the email communication will benefit from writing prompts that add structure to the dialogue. And, as the mentoring relationships grow, the program’s staff will be able to review the site’s usage, ensuring that a powerful and positive experience is had by all