Robert MacHado

Robert Machado is a senior director at Circle, focusing on the EMEA region since August 2022, and co-founder of the Sonder Foundation, which fosters art and cultural exchange across Europe, the Americas, and Asia since January 2017. Additionally, Robert founded HolaTaipei Travel in November 2016 and previously served as General Manager EMEA and Product Director at CYBAVO until September 2023. Previous experience includes roles at Qihoo 360 as Digital Marketing Manager and Product Manager, Toro Development Ltd. as Project Manager and Software Developer, and ICEX as IT Manager in the Spanish Trade Office in Taipei. In the early career, Robert contributed as Project Engineer for the EU's FEDERICA project at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and gained initial experience as a Helpdesk Analyst at BASF IT Services. Educational achievements include multiple degrees in Telecommunications Engineering from various institutions, including Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and Universitat Rovira i Virgili, alongside extensive studies in Chinese language.