Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos

Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos (born 1963) is a Colombian-American socialite, philanthropist, and real estate developer. She is the president and chief operating officer of Flag Luxury Group, a New York-based real estate development company that she co-founded with her husband in 1997. Olarte de Kanavos serves on the board of New Yorkers For Children and has served as a committee member for Save Venice Inc., Alliance française, and the Met Gala. She was listed in a Vogue best-dressed list in 1999 and was featured on the cover of Town & Country in 2000.

Early life, family, and education Olarte de Kanavos was born in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1963 to Daniel and Pina Olarte. Her father, who came from a wealthy family that owned a large ranch in Santander, moved to Bogotá and became a successful real-estate investor. The Olarte family was considerably wealthy, and maintained a household with "maids everywhere".

Since 1997, Olarte has served as the president and chief operating officer of Flag Luxury Group, a New York City–based real estate development company she co-founded with her husband.

In 2007, Olarte de Kanavos and her husband purchased an 11,500-square-foot mansion in Southampton for $17.495 million.