Becerra Basterrechea is former Member of the European Parliament from Spain and was Vice-Chair for the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights. Having graduated in Industrial Psychology, she completed it with an MBA and several postgrads in Marketing Management, Human Resources and NGOs. She developed her professional career in the sphere of marketing and communication during more than twenty years as an executive manager in multinational companies such as CBS, Paramount-Universal, Disney and Sony. She is also a novelist, having written and published three novels. Becerra Basterrechea is also president of AWARE (Alliance of Women Against Radicalisation and Extremism), the first European network of women combating radicalisation, a digital platform that serves as a meeting point for persons, organisation, institution or media outlet wishing to help prevent radicalisation in Europe.
