Nile Tuzun
Founder & Chief Creative Storyteller at Studio Nilebrand
Nile Tuzun, a highly accomplished hospitality design and develop- ment executive, an award winning photographer, creative director, art advocate, and citizen of the world, has developed a solid reputa- tion for uncompromising excellence in the world of international hospitality design. Her work over the past 20 years has influenced and raised the bar for the hotel, spa and restaurant experience worldwide, first as a hospitality designer at WATG, then as Director of Design and Construction at Fairmont Raffles Hotels International and later as Director of Business Development for the Puccini Group,
Creative Director of Design and Branding for Alterra Worldwide and Director of Design for Legado Companies while maintaining her lifestyle and interior design company Studio Nilebrand as Founder and Chief Creative Storyteller.
Nile brings a design-focused background to her work, typified by in- depth collaboration with valuable ownership groups, distinguished guests, global divisional team members, internal cross divisional team members and operational team members providing hospitality design and management and operational consulting services. Nile maintains close working relationships with the world's leading architects and designers as she strives to realize design standards unique to each project. With a very confident philosophy regarding hotel, mixed-use residential, creative office space, spa and restaurant design and operations, Nile has and continues to sup- port the future of design by participating as an expert panelist for seminars, design forums, char- ity events and guest academic lectures and critiques at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School and Academy of Art University. Her strategic implementation of design and her understanding of the global marketplace, drive her to realize her goals with conviction and with the utmost profes- sionalism.
Nile believes in the empowerment of younger generation of females and gives her time in men- toring and lecturing at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Nile is also part of The Young Society Leaders (YSL) which is a program that convenes a select, diverse group of the American-Turkish community’s most outstanding young leaders, in their 30s and 40s. Nile is also the Chairwoman of The American Turkish Women in Business (ATWB), a for-a-nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Istanbul dedicated to inspiring, support- ing and celebrating women in their journey to self actualization, success and empowerment.
Nile recently became a board member at The Travel Industry Executive Women's Network (TIEWN), a global networking association with over 10,000 members.
Nile, born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey holds a Masters of Architecture with a work career which has taken her from Istanbul to New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, San Francisco, St.Louis, Rome, Barcelona, Milan, Mayakoba, Mexico City, Nigeria, Mekkah, Astana, Venice, Paris, Arles, Madrid, Cabo San Lucas, San Juan, St. Croix and Seville.
Nile is working towards her executive degree in Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate (AMDP) at Harvard University to be completed in 2022. Nile will also attend Yale School of Management, Women’s Leadership Program to be completed in November 2021.
Nile lives in California and she splits her time between San Francisco, Newport Beach and Is- tanbul during the year. Nile is fluent in English, Turkish and conversational Italian.
