Paola Garzoni

Paola Garzoni manages the investments of her family real estate businesses including a construction company, Garzoni SA based in Lugano, Switzerland, student accommodation, a hotel and many other initiatives in the field of real estate development and investments in Switzerland, Italy, UK , Poland and USA.

She holds a BA in Architecture from ETH Zurich and a Masters in Real Estate Development from Columbia University in New York. she has successfully managed several turnarounds and real estate asset repositionings in different countries and accelerated the growth of family businesses. She has pioneered, initiated or invested in numerous opportunities in a variety of fields, including Premier Relocation Solutions in New York, which were subsequently sold, and investments in healthcare and other industries.

She has a keen interest and likes to create value, growth and sustainability in companies. As part of his philanthropy activity she has recently started the Angeli Foundation of L.U.C.A. She is also a member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) in Italy.

Long married, with a daughter, she strives, with pragmatic solutions, to keep her balance while achieving her ambitious business and personal goals.