Pilar Jericó

Pilar is passionate about her work. BothChange Mindset and No Fear are consideres international benchmarks in leadership. . Businesswoman, writer and lecturer, she has been in this world for more than twenty years (she started very young ☺ ).

She has published more than 700 articles. Her blog in El País has reached the figure of 3.2 million readers per year. She has written 7 books, some of which have been best-sellers in various countries (Spain, Colombia, Guatemala and Argentina) and have been translated into six languages. She has written 23 forewords and has had more than 800 media interviews in the Hispanic market.

Pilar has been recognized as one of the Top Women Leaders in Spain in the category of thinkers and experts, for being a pioneer in providing keys to talent development, leadership, transformation and overcoming fear in companies . She has a PhD in Business Organization and a degree in Economics and Business Sciences from the Autonomous University of Madrid. She has also completed postgraduate studies in strategy at Harvard University, in organizational behavior at UCLA, and in leadership at West Point. Apart from all of this, she has been training in the world of personal growth since he was 16 years old.

As a businesswoman, Pilar Jericó is President of the consulting firm BeUp, a company she founded together with Marta Romo. The company has wide international recognition in transformation processes, leadership, female talent and mentoring. She has directed projects in more than 300 companies in Europe and Latin America (Santander Group, Mapfre, Vodafone, Amadeus, Endesa, Enagas, Axa…).

He has worked for 70 percent of the IBEX companies and more than 150,000 people in Spain and Latin America have attended his leadership workshops and conferences (he confesses that he loves that clients come back year after year with new projects and more challenges) .

She lives between the United States and Spain. In the United States, she isthe regional director in Washington DC of the Women Hispanic Executive Association , an organization committed to promoting gender equality at work. Likewise, she is a member of the Hispanic Council in the United States and is developing projects to promote Hispanic leadership, diversity and mentoring in said country.

Education

• Harvard University (2004 — 2004)
• Leadership United States Military Academy at West Point (2013 — 2013)
• Phd Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2000 — 2004)
• University of California, Los Angeles (2003 — 2003)
• Doctor of Business Organization Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (1991 — 1996)
• Bachelor's degree Instituto Ramiro de Maeztu

Companies

• Conferenciante Grupo BCC Conferenciantes (2018)
• Executive President BeUp (2011)
• Inspirational Speaker Thinking Heads (2006 — 2018)
• Associate Professor Instituto de Empresa Business School (2003 — 2016)
• Member of Top Ten Topten Management Spain (2005 — 2013)
• Associate Professor ESADE (2003 — 2011)
• Managing Partner InnoPersonas (2009 — 2010)
• Associate Professor Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2003 — 2010)
• Managing Partner Walker & Newman (2003 — 2008)