Denyse Niwenshuti graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a minor in Business. After interning twice with Ernst & Young’s Financial Services Offices in New York City, Denyse accepted a full time position as a Systems Analyst in 2016 and a Manager in 2021 at EY.  Currently, Denyse is a Senior PM at Microsoft. 

During her time at Lehigh, Denyse was a UN Youth Representative for the Darfur Rehabilitation Program, as well as a Lehigh University Diplomat at the Admissions Office. Denyse was also awarded Lehigh University’s Botstiber Merit Scholarship for being an outstanding science student.

Before joining SHE-CAN, she attended the Lycée Notre Dame De Cîteaux in Rwanda.