Ricardo García Bahamonde is the Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion for the Iberia Region at Atos. He has worked in the field of Digital Accessibility and Disability Inclusion since 2004 and has broad experience in consulting, project management, business development and training assignments in the United States, Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe helping companies, governments, universities, non-profits, and governments advance in their digital accessibility and inclusion policies and strategies.
Between 2004 and 2015 Ricardo worked for the National Organization of the Spanish Blind on global accessibility, employment, and education-related projects. Between 2015 and 2018 Ricardo worked as Director of Strategic Development and Researcher at the Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation, CIDI (formerly, AMAC Accessibility) at Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, USA). Since 2018 and before joining Atos, Ricardo worked as an independent consultant in Digital Accessibility and Disability Inclusion for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the G3ict (USA).
An IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC), Ricardo holds a MA in Economics from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid, Spain and obtained his Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI). He is a regular speaker at international conferences, having presented at over 60 events worldwide.