Fabio Rosati is an Italian-born American executive who served as CEO of online work marketplace platforms Elance and Upwork,[1][2], as Chair of the board at hourly work marketplace Snagajob, [3][4] and currently serves as Chair of the board at Xometry[5]. Rosati is a contributor to online work,[6] the freelance economy,[7][8][9] and real-time hiring.[10]
Fabio Rosati | |
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| Born | |
| Education | Georgetown University |
| Occupation | Internet entrepreneur |
Education and career
editOriginally from Florence, Italy, attended Georgetown University.[11] Rosati joined Gemini Consulting (a division of Capgemini) 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.[12] Among the largest and fastest-growing companies in the online work industry,[13] Elance allowed businesses to find, hire, manage and pay freelancers. In 2013, Elance had over 3 million users,[14] and over $300 million in annual billings.[9] In December 2013, as Elance and oDesk announced their merger, Rosati was named CEO of Elance-oDesk.[15] 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. Rosati served on Upwork's board of directors until 2017 and currently serves on the board of directors at Xometry[16].
References
edit- ^ "Elance-oDesk relaunches with new name and new platform". Silicon Valley Business Journal. 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Elance-oDesk becomes Upwork in push to build $10B in freelancer revenue". Forbes. 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Snag taps former Upwork CEO as new leader". www2.staffingindustry.com. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ^ Times-Dispatch, JOHN REID BLACKWELL Richmond. "Snag names new chief executive officer and completes $18 million capital raise from investors". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ^ https://investors.xometry.com/news-releases/news-release-details/fabio-rosati-appointed-chair-xometrys-board-directors
- ^ "Elance-oDesk flings open the door to a massive digital workforce". Washington Post. 13 June 2014.
- ^ "The Freelance Economy, radio broadcast aired". The Diane Rehm Show. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ Olson, Lindsey (29 November 2012). "States With High Unemployment Rates Are Turning to Freelancers for Work". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ a b Stern, Gary M. (November 27, 2012). "Welcome to the age of the freelancer". CNN Money. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ Karpie, Andrew (5 May 2015). "Elance-oDesk becomes Upwork,". Spend Matters.
- ^ "Fabio Rosati President & CEO, Elance Inc". Web 2.0 Summit. November 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ Karpie, Andrew (6 February 2013). "Online Staffing Platform, Elance, Reports Continuing High Growth in 2012". Staffing Industry Analysis. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ Null, Christopher (23 July 2013). "Inside e-ployment: Online staffing services put temporary labor within reach of small businesses". PC World. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Global Online Employment Report". Elance. 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "The gig economy is growing up". Pandodaily. 18 December 2013.
- ^ https://investors.xometry.com/news-releases/news-release-details/fabio-rosati-appointed-chair-xometrys-board-directors