2024 Global Wellness Summit Speaker

Sarah Livia Brightwood Szekely

President, Rancho La Puerta, Mexico

Sarah Livia Brightwood Szekely oversees operations at Rancho La Puerta, the pioneering 3,000-acre resort and spa founded in 1940 and located in Tecate, Baja California. For 30 years, Sarah designed the gardens and buildings at the resort and created its organic farm and culinary center. She is president of the Fundacion La Puerta, a nonprofit serving the city of Tecate. At the Global Wellness Summit in 2014, she was honored with the Leader in Sustainability award. She is the daughter of philosopher and visionary Edmond Bordeaux Szekely and community organizer and philanthropist Deborah Szekely, the founders of Rancho La Puerta.