A. Brooke Christian, BSBA ’94, MESS ’96 and Phil Shawe, BSBA ’91, TransPerfect
TransPerfect is the world’s largest, privately held provider of language services and technology solutions with annual revenues of more than $470 million. The business has a network of over 5,000 certified linguists and subject-area specialists, and offers a full range of services in 170-plus languages to clients worldwide.
TransPerfect was recognized as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S. through its recognition in the Inc. 500.
In 2014, TransPerfect experienced record-breaking results and hired over 700 employees. TransPerfect’s revenue increase represented a gain of over 17% from the previous year, marking the company’s 22nd consecutive year of profitable growth.
Phil Shawe co-founded TransPerfect in 1992. His friend and UF fraternity brother, A. Brooke Christian, helped him grow TransPerfect from $4 million to over $350 million in annual revenues.