Laura Lopez
Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications & Public Relations, Houston Methodist
Laura Lopez is the senior vice president of marketing, communications and public relations at Houston Methodist. In this role, she spearheaded the utilization of research insights to lead the institution’s name change to Houston Methodist, growing it to the preferred health care brand in the Houston market and surpassing top national health care brands. Lopez has been interviewed and quoted by numerous media outlets including “The Today Show,” Fox News, Harvard Business Publishing, “Success Magazine,” “The Houston Chronicle” and “Latina Magazine.” She is also the author of “The Connected and Committed Leader,” a highly regarded book on leadership and branding. She holds an MBA from The American Graduate School of International Business and a bachelor's degree from Bucknell University.