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Irma Becerra-Fernandez is an American electrical engineer and the seventh president of Marymount University. She has held this role since July 1, 2018.[1] Prior to her current post, she was the provost and chief academic officer at St. Thomas University (Florida).[2]
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Irma Becerra-Fernandez | |
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Education | University of Miami, B.S.; University of Miami, M.Sci.; Florida International University, Ph.D. |
Occupation | President |
Employer | Marymount University |
Known for | Higher Education Leadership |
Becerra received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Miami. She received a doctoral degree from Florida International University, also in electrical engineering.[3]
A Cuban-born American, Becerra immigrated to the United States with her parents when she was an infant, living in Puerto Rico through high school. She earned both bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Miami and went on to become the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Florida International University (FIU).[1]
Becerra spent three decades at FIU in a variety of positions that include Vice President, Vice Provost, Entrepreneurship Center Director and tenured professor in Management Information Systems. She founded FIU's Knowledge Management Lab and led projects as principal investigator at the National Science Foundation, NASA (Headquarters, Kennedy, Ames and Goddard Space Flight Centers) and the Air Force Research Lab. She was also a Sloan Scholar at MIT's Center for Information Systems Research.[1]
Fernandez served as Provost and Chief Academic Officer at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, Fla., from 2014 to 2018.[4]
Becerra took office as the seventh president of Marymount University on July 1, 2018.[5]
Becerra has authored four books and numerous journal articles in the areas of knowledge management and business intelligence. Her original research has also spanned such areas as enterprise systems, disaster management and IT entrepreneurship.[1]
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