Roots of Design
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Driven by a personal passion of Alfonso Albaisa, senior vice president of Design, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Roots of Design is a program to encourage students of all ages to pursue professional careers by leveraging creativity and unique skills. Through speaking engagements and community involvement around the world, Alfonso hopes to help both young students and their parents understand the potential of careers in design and other creative pursuits.
Biography
Alfonso
Albaisa
is
senior
vice
president
for
Global
Design
for
Nissan
Motor
Corporation.
He
is
responsible
for
developing
bold
and
expressive
designs
for
both
Nissan
and
INFINITI
brands.
He
is
leading
global
design
teams
to
reinforce
a
common
essence
across
all
models
within
each
brand
and
deliver
inspiring
and
exciting
designs
for
customers.
Under
Albaisa’s
leadership,
Global
Nissan
Design
members
are
evolving
new
design
language
giving
shape
of
Nissan
Intelligent
Mobility
technologies
to
customers
around
the
world.
He
oversees
Nissan
design
bases
in
all
Nissan's
Design
Studios
to
ensure
that
global
designs
are
relevant
to
different
markets.
Albaisa
is
Cuban-American
who
takes
a
multicultural
approach
to
design.
He
has
spent
his
entire
career
at
Nissan,
where
he
has
risen
to
become
one
of
the
leading
automotive
designers
in
the
industry.
He
began
his
carrier
at
Nissan
North
America
in
1988
and
held
several
senior
design
positions
within
Nissan.
In
2004
he
was
named
design
director
for
Nissan
North
America.
Between
2007
and
2010
he
was
a
vice
president
at
Nissan
Design
Europe.
In
2012
Albaisa
was
appointed
design
director,
leading
global
design
strategy
for
Nissan.
Prior
to
becoming
head
of
global
design,
Albaisa
served
as
executive
design
director
at
INFINITI,
leading
the
premium
brand’s
new
design
language.
Since
2016,
he
also
served
as
corporate
vice
president
for
Design
Business
Management
and
Strategic
Design
of
Nissan
Motor
Corporation.
Albaisa
graduated
from
Pratt
Institute
in
New
York
in
1988
and
attended
the
Center
for
Creative
Studies
in
Detroit,
Michigan.
He enjoys spending time with his family and sailing on the open ocean.
Albaisa speaks English and Spanish.
Rooting for future creative generations
Alfonso conducts its second Roots of Design in China
June 2019
Head of Nissan Design inspires and motivates students in India
July 2018