Andrea Lopez has never believed in following a straight line, not in careers, not in plans, and certainly not in life. A first-generation American whose parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic, Lopez has built her career not by following a blueprint, but by trusting her instincts, taking risks, and seizing opportunities as they appear, even when the odds seemed stacked against her.
Her journey began in North Jersey, where she grew up in a community of immigrants just a short drive from Manhattan. Her parents, neither of whom attended college in the US, poured everything into ensuring she could.
