---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-139540"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SWDR"
cik: "0001711929"
company_name: "Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T09:29:35.334598+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Starwood Real Estate Income Trust appoints Sean Harris as CEO, McCarthy becomes Vice Chairman

## Summary
- Sean Harris appointed CEO and director effective May 9, 2023; he remains President.
- John McCarthy steps down as CEO, appointed Vice Chairman and stays on board.
- Christopher Graham leaves board and Chief Investment Officer role.
- Harris has been President since Jan 2021; previously SVP of Acquisitions since 2017.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-139540
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SWDR
- cik: 0001711929
- company_name: Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711929/000119312523139540/0001193125-23-139540-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711929/000119312523139540/d389128d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-139540
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-139540.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-139540.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher D. Graham departed as Chief Investment Officer at Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc..
  - Action: ceased to serve
  - Role: Chief Investment Officer
  source text: Mr. Graham will no longer serve as a director of the Company or as the Company’s Chief Investment Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711929/000119312523139540/0001193125-23-139540-index.htm
- Executive change
  John P. McCarthy, Jr. was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Board at Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice Chairman of the Board
  source text: Mr. McCarthy will remain a director of the Company and the Board appointed him to the role of Vice Chairman of the Board on May 9, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711929/000119312523139540/0001193125-23-139540-index.htm
- Executive change
  Christopher D. Graham departed as Director at Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc..
  - Action: ceased to serve
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Graham will no longer serve as a director of the Company or as the Company’s Chief Investment Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711929/000119312523139540/0001193125-23-139540-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sean Harris was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: appointed Sean Harris, the Company’s President since January 2021, to serve as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711929/000119312523139540/0001193125-23-139540-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.