Elite Traveler Fall 2019

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Jaipur, India SHALINI KASLIWAL CEO, Sanjay Kasliwal USA Half-Indian, half-Italian, Shalini splits her time between her birthplace of Italy; Jaipur, India (home of her family’s jewelry company, The Gem Palace); and New York, where she oversees operations for her father’s eponymous line, Sanjay Kasliwal. In addition to her work in the jewelry industry, the lawyer-turned- businesswoman also runs her own fashion label, Shalia. p56

New York JAMIE RITCHIE Worldwide head of Sotheby’s Wine

Jamie joined Sotheby’s nearly 30 years ago, and is responsible for launching the company’s wine auctions in New York in 1994. The worldwide head of Sotheby’sWine since 2016, he has broken countless auction records around the world in the course of his career. When he’s not working, you can find him tasting wine all over the world, and enjoying Mexico and Brazil’s cultures. p79

New York ROBERTANAAS Contributing timepiece editor

One of the first female watch journalists, Roberta has reported on timepieces for nearly three decades. In addition to being Elite Traveler ’s contributing timepiece editor, she runs her own site, A Timely Perspective , and has authored six books on watches. Roberta has hand-selected the best watches in the world for this year’s Top 50Watches. p84

Dallas STEPHANIE CHUNG President, JetSuite

Growing up in an Air Force family inspired Stephanie to pursue aviation at a young age. After 30 years in the industry, Stephanie was named JetSuite president in 2018 — the first-ever woman president of a private- aviation business. Though she’s traveled the world, she loves to visit sunny Cabo San Lucas — a quick flight from her home in Dallas. p80

Words Emma Reynolds, Photo Giloppe Photography