About Us

Denise López Southwood

Denise is Columbia Entrepreneurship’s Associate Director of Finance and Operations. In her role, she is involved in supporting the Collaboratory, managing CE budget and finances, and organizing CE events and programming. Her day-to-day management of Columbia Entrepreneurship’s initiatives facilitates continued impact and growth for Columbia’s entrepreneurial students and alumni.

Prior to joining Columbia Entrepreneurship, Denise held a variety of positions at Crain’s New York Business and InvestmentNews. Most recently, Denise was Department Administrator at Columbia Journalism Review where she oversaw operations to meet the financial and strategic initiatives of the department.