Fabio Rosati

Education and career

Originally from Florence, Italy, attended Georgetown University. Rosati joined Gemini Consulting (now Capgemini Consulting) in its early days and left a decade later to join a Silicon Valley start-up, Elance, as Chief Executive Officer. In 2006 Elance sold its enterprise software business to focus on a new platform where businesses and freelance talent could connect and collaborate with each other online. Among the largest and fastest growing companies in the online work industry, Elance allowed businesses to find, hire, manage and pay freelancers. In 2013, Elance had over 3 million users, and over $300 million in annual billings. In December 2013, as Elance and oDesk announced their merger, Rosati was named CEO of Elance-oDesk. In April 2015, with more than 13 million users and $1B in annual billings, Elance-oDesk introduced a unified platform and a new name, Upwork.

Recognition

Rosati's comments on the future of work, the freelance economy and employability have appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Inc., and The New York Times. and on panel discussions organized by the World Economic Forum, the World Bank and The Economist. He appeared on TV and radio shows including NPR, Fox News, ABC News, CNBC and Bloomberg TV. Rosati was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist.