Crain's NY Business Names Michael L. Pieretti to its 40-under-40 List.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2004 Crain's New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Business, a leading business publication covering the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. metropolitan area, today named Michael L. Pieretti (31) to its 40-under-40 list, which yearly spotlights career successes of professionals under the age of 40. Mr. Pieretti, principal, Pieretti Design, an environmental design firm in New York City, was chosen for his work in the field of large-scale environmental design projects. "Our Crain's 40-under-40 Award honors Manhattan's rising stars in a variety of fields for their ingenuity, hard work and innovation," said Greg David, editor, Crain's NY Business. "Every year this award recognizes New York's up and coming young newcomers likely to make an impact and take on future leadership roles in their respective industries. This year our 40-under-40 Award recipients were chosen from a field of over 1,000 entries." Judging criteria for the award included a variety of things including his/her business, background, current position and potential for advancement. In October 2003, Mr. Pieretti was honored by the Japan Design Foundation (JDF JDF Job Definition Format (XML-based format for workflow and control information) JDF Jamaica Defence Force JDF Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International JDF Job Description Form JDF Japan Defense Force JDF Jackson Drop Forge Company ) at its International Design & Business Conference 2003 in Osaka for his original design work, called SHARE(TM), a new design and retail strategy. In 2002, Mr. Pieretti served as the creative force behind the NASDAQ's new Market Open Ceremony and the person who conceived, developed and implemented the idea that an individual's signature could signal the start of the trading day In Business, the trading day is the time span that a particular stock exchange is open. For example, the New York Stock Exchange is, as of 2006, open from 09:30AM to 4:00PM. Trading days never take place on weekends. . Additionally, Mr. Pieretti also worked on the team that devised and choreographed the scrolling graphic facade for the Toys R Us flagship store in Times Square. In 1998, while at Nike, Inc., where he was an environmental designer, he was responsible for the development of retail and special event projects like Nike's World Cup Soccer Pavilion in Paris and the Nike Winter Olympics Athlete Pavilion in Nagano that same year. Mr. Pieretti graduated from Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. where he earned a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in urban planning urban planning: see city planning. urban planning Programs pursued as a means of improving the urban environment and achieving certain social and economic objectives. and design. He is also a graduate of Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Mr. Pieretti grew up in Bedford, New Hampshire Bedford, founded in 1750, is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 18,274. A suburb of Manchester, Bedford has one of the highest average personal incomes in the state[1]. and was born in Framingham, Massachusetts. About Crain's NY Business Crain's NY Business is a weekly tabloid newspaper focusing on New York-area business news for upper-level executives and entrepreneurs. It covers all industry sectors including real estate, finance, advertising, hospitality, business services and technology as well as city politics. The publication is part of Crain Communication, Inc., a $300 media giant which publishes over 30 business, consumer, and trade journals worldwide, primarily in North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. and Europe. Visit www.crainsnewyorkbusiness.com for more information. About Pieretti Design Pieretti Design is an environmental design consultancy based in Manhattan. During his career, Pieretti has been involved in many high-profile projects including: the conception, development and implementation of the NASDAQ's daily market opening ceremony; and the choreographing of the scrolling graphic facade for the Toys R Us flagship store in Times Square. Visit www.pierettidesign.com for more information on the company. Editor's note: a photo of Michael Pieretti can be found on the Crain's NY web site at www.crainsnewyorkbusiness.com. |
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