Because You Need to Know – Dr. Irma Becerra
Dr. Becerra shares of working with NASA, and her passion of cultures and technology innovations leading to collaboration
This podcast is part of the Because You Need to Know series from Pioneer Knowledge Services. See also Because You Need to Know – Dr. Irma Becerra (2020).
Dr. Irma Becerra, PhD is co-author with Rajiv Sabherwal of the book Knowledge Management Systems and Processes in the AI Era. On 1 July 2018, she became the seventh president of Marymount University.
Dr. Becerra is a nationally recognized educator known for innovation, entrepreneurship and transformational education. She has over 30 years of experience in higher education, starting as a tenured professor, leading an entrepreneurship center and working as vice provost and vice president for engagement at Florida International University (FIU). She became the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at FIU. She then served as provost at Saint Thomas University, where she also became the chief academic officer. Her academic career as a student and professional has blended mathematics, engineering and systems thinking and processes in her studies, teaching and administrative leadership.
