Denise Windenburg

Director, Research Operations and Effectiveness

Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation

Denise Windenburg is the current Director of Research Operations Effectiveness at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF). Before joining MHIF, she was a Research Director at the University of Minnesota Medical School overseeing the research in Cardiology, Dermatology, Ophthalmology and Family Medicine and Community Health. Denise has over 25 years of experience with a strategic and business-oriented approach to clinical research operations to include device, drug and behavioral health studies, research regulations and quality improvement. She has a proven track record of delivering results, developing teams, creating policy and process frameworks, fiscal responsibility, change management and implementation of e-technologies across clinical research.
Denise earned her master’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Minnesota, School of Public Health a bachelor’s degree in organizational management and communications. She is currently on the board of the Midwest Chapter of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals and a member of the Society for Clinical Research Sites and SCRS.