Hiram Machado

President and CEO

adaQuest

For over 22 years, adaQuest president and CEO Hiram Machado has brought vigor and vision to the localization world. Born in Brazil, his work has since taken him to more than 20 different countries and he has managed 300+ localization projects to date. Before becoming the CEO of adaQuest in 2001, Hiram spent time at Bowne, Microsoft and Lionbridge. Hiram is also a professor at the University of Washington, where he teaches at the master’s and certification levels and helped establish a curriculum for localization project management.