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An architect and interior designer by trade, Giussani earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degree at the Politecnico di Milano in Italy. He also holds a master’s degree in interior design from Scuola Politecnica di Design Milano and a master’s in Project Management from LUISS Business School in Rome. Giussani met Piero Lissoni in Milano while completing his studies and has been collaborating with him ever since. He joined the Lissoni team in 2004 and has since been an integral part of design teams, business development, project oversight and implementation for commissions throughout Asia and Middle East. Moved to New York in 2015 Stefano Giussani has served as the CEO of Lissoni New York being one of the founder partners acquiring new clients and developing the projects in the American market managing an international design team. Giussani is the key person for Lissoni in the Americas participating to public lectures and talks bringing the Lissoni design philosophy applied to Hospitality, Commercial and residential projects. Notable projects of is include work on the Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel, Studio M Hotel in Singapore, the Taj Mahal Palace Suites in Mumbai, India, the Grand Suite at The Pierre Hotel in New York City, and the Oberoi Al Zorah Resort in the Emirate of Ajman.