Lisa Basquel is the program assistant for European Energy Security at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, where she supports the Center’s transatlantic initiatives. Prior to joining the Atlantic Council, she worked at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, contributing to both the Economic & Financial Affairs team and the Political, Security, and Development team.

Basquel previously interned in financial and professional services and was a member of the Washington Ireland Program’s Class of 2024, a leadership initiative that brings Irish university scholars to Washington, DC, for professional and personal development. 

During her academic career, Basquel served as a teaching assistant in the Department of Economics at Trinity College Dublin and was awarded a national prize for an essay on the impact of the European Single Market on Irish economic history. She is also a recipient of the European Central Bank Scholarship for Women and the Trinity College Dublin European Excellence Award.

Basquel holds a BA in government studies from the University of Galway, where she majored in economics and minored in political science and law, graduating with first-class honors. She earned an MSc in economics from Trinity College Dublin, where her thesis focused on euro-area monetary policy.