Overview
Kathy G. Colon Hernandez holds an MBA in Marketing and Corporate Strategy from Brown University [12] and an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from IE Business School [13], along with a Master's Degree in Health Policy and Management from Columbia University [11]. Colon Hernandez serves as Board Member–Vice Chair at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health [1][5]. Colon Hernandez is Founder and CEO of Nova Lux, a real estate and hospitality platform focused on wellness-driven residential, experiential, and community assets that integrates longevity, lifestyle, and investment into scalable real estate and hospitality models [2][4]. Colon Hernandez previously held positions at Microsoft as Senior Partner Healthcare and Life Sciences [6], Senior Director Healthcare and Life Sciences [7], and Principal [8], and at Genpact as Vice President of Healthcare and Life Sciences–Global [9][10]. Colon Hernandez currently contributes as a writer for HotelExecutive [3].
Profile introduction
You don’t just invest in real estate. You build environments that shape how people live, age, and experience the world. Kathy Colon is the Founder & CEO of Nova Lux, a real estate and hospitality platform focused on wellness-driven residential, experiential, and community assets. Her work sits at the intersection of healthcare, capital, and the built environment, integrating longevity, lifestyle, and investment into scalable real estate and hospitality models. With more than 20 years across healthcare and enterprise innovation, she has led large-scale initiatives at Microsoft and IBM, struc…
Career history
- Contributing Writer2025 to presentHotelExecutive
- Founder & CEO2024 to presentNova Lux Properties
- Board Member- Vice ChairAug 2021 to presentColumbia University Mailman School of Public Health
- Senior Partner Healthcare and Life SciencesFeb 2024 to Mar 2025Microsoft
- Senior Director Healthcare and Life Sciences2022 to 2025Microsoft
- Principal2022 to 2024Microsoft
- Vice President, Healthcare and Life Sciences- GlobalJan 2020 to Jun 2022Genpact
- Vice President, Healthcare-Global2020 to 2021Genpact
Education
Master’s Degree, Health Policy And Managaement2013 - 2015Columbia University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing and Corporate StrategyBrown University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurship and InnovationIE Business School
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