Peter Shaindlin, Chief Operating Officer of Halekulani Corporation, is an internationally recognized hospitality executive. Originally from New York, Mr. Shaindlin is a highly seasoned industry leader specializing in the leadership of iconic chain and independent brands and institutions.

Following his tenure in New York overseeing food and beverage operations at the United Nations World Headquarters, he advanced to executive positions at Rockresorts under the guidance of Lawrence S. Rockefeller, followed by an eight-year tenure as Vice-President of operations for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts.

Mr. Shaindlin is completing his twentieth year with Halekulani Corporation, offering ongoing support to Halekulani Okinawa in addition to Halekulani Waikiki, and Halepuna by Halekulani. He is a board member of Leading Hotels of the World and the International Luxury Hotel Association.

Educated at Mannes College and New York University and a postgraduate alumnus of the University of Oxford in global business, he has also been a visiting fellow and research scholar at Oxford on the leadership and sustainability of iconic institutions.

Mr. Shaindlin has been a prominent leader in Hawaiʻi spanning two decades in a broad variety of philanthropic, business, and community initiatives and activities, working closely across the public and private sectors to enrich and strengthen the quality of life in local society, while simultaneously leveraging his considerable international relationships and resources to forge harmonious, meaningful relationships between Hawaiʻi and foreign nations, governments, and citizens.