Lourdes López attained a bachelor’s degree from the University of Puerto Rico in 1983. She furthered her studies at New York City’s Fordham University, in 1985 earning a master’s degree in science in education. She also earned a Puerto Rico real estate broker’s license in 1991, and has since been directly involved in the higher levels of property management and sales. In 2002 López joined PRISA Group as a general manager in charge of operations and she functions as a liaison between the company and government and local agencies.