Upwork : CEO and Chief People Officer Named to SIA’s 2021 Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing List

The annual list recognizes female leaders in the global talent marketplace‍

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - November 16, 2021 - Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK), the world's work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent, today announced that Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) has named its President and CEO Hayden Brown and Chief People Officer Zoë Harte to the 2021 Global Power 150 - Women in Staffing list. This is their third and fifth consecutive year on the list, respectively.

Now in its seventh year, the Global Power 150 list recognizes women making significant contributions to shaping the global staffing industry each day. According to SIA, "Through the compilation of the 2021 Global Power 150 - Women in Staffing list, we see that despite great odds, the women in our industry are actively advocating for equality in the workplace for other women, as well as historically excluded groups, by mentoring and developing training and other programs and partnerships to lift each other up."

COVID has changed work forever and for the first time in decades professionals around the world are rethinking their priorities. Workers are placing greater emphasis on the quality of work and less on where and when the work gets done. As President and CEO of Upwork, Hayden Brown is propelling this work awakening by providing a transformational new way of working that unlocks the potential of Upwork's customers. Under her leadership, Upwork has innovated its products and expanded from offering a single product -- Talent Marketplace -- to being a multi-product company, with offerings such as Project Catalog and Talent Scout, and has defined its industry category as the work marketplace to better encapsulate the true breadth and depth of what happens on the Upwork platform every day.

Zoë Harte leads human resources at Upwork where she implements innovative management strategies and focuses on building a mission-driven culture. With a global workforce, which consists of three-quarters freelancers, Zoë is building toward the future Upwork envisions: a reordering of the world of work with independent talent at the heart of every business.

About Upwork

Upwork is the world's work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent. We serve everyone from one-person startups to 30% of the Fortune 100 with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and freelancers to work together in new ways that unlock their potential. Our talent community earned over $2.5 billion on Upwork in 2020 across more than 10,000 skills in categories including website & app development, creative & design, customer support, finance & accounting, consulting, and operations. Learn more at www.upwork.com and join us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

About SIA

Founded in 1989, SIA is the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions. Our proprietary research covers all categories of employed and non-employed work including temporary staffing, independent contracting and other types of contingent labor. SIA's independent and objective analysis provides insights into the services and suppliers operating in the workforce solutions ecosystem including staffing firms, managed service providers, recruitment process outsourcers, payrolling/compliance firms and talent acquisition technology specialists such as vendor management systems, online staffing platforms, crowdsourcing and online work services. We also provide training and accreditation with our unique Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP) program.

Known for our award-winning content, data, support tools, publications, executive conferences and events, we help both suppliers and buyers of workforce solutions make better-informed decisions that improve business results and minimize risk. As a division of the international business media company, Crain Communications Inc., SIA is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in London, England.