Gilles Amsallem – COO and co-founder, French Tuesdays

In 1986, what began as a vacation and summer visit with friends who lived in New York City, turned out to be far more permanent. Though he was still in business school in France at the time of his visit to the United States, the attraction of New York proved to be irresistible. Always one to seek new experiences and challenges, Gilles ignored the advice of many “to stick with his life in Paris to continue on a more traditional path.” He decided to stay in New York and apply his creativity, sense of style and winning charisma. It was a good decision!

In 1986, Gilles successfully started and managed a fashion business working very closely with prominent clothing designers, such as Carolina Herrera and Ralph Lauren. Many years later, after meeting Pierre socially, he offered Pierre the opportunity to join him. This is when the vision of French Tuesdays began to blossom. It was time for Gilles to embark on another exciting and new adventure.

This all began with developing French Tuesdays in 3 new cities while reaching another level of excellence in the event planning world. Having successfully begun French Tuesdays in Paris and São Paulo in 2009, his mission along with his team is to establish French Tuesdays’ panache and flare for event planning globally. Gilles is recognized as an event planning expert. He resides in Los Angeles.