Fabio Rosati
Fabio Rosati | |
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| File:Fabio-Rosati-Headshot.jpeg | |
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| Education | Georgetown University |
| Occupation | Board Member |
| Employer | Upwork |
| Known for | Internet executive |
| Website | https://www.upwork.com |
Fabio Rosati is a board member at Upwork. He is the former CEO of the online work platform Elance-oDesk (now Upwork), a global online staffing platform.[1][2][3] Rosati is an expert on online work,[4] the freelance economy,[5] and online staffing.[1]
Education and career
Originally from Florence, Italy, Rosati relocated to the United States to attend Georgetown University.[6] Rosati joined Gemini Consulting in its early days and stayed with the company until it was acquired and became part of Capgemini. Rosati became the Chief Executive Officer at Elance in 2001. He sold the first version of Elance, a vendor management system for large enterprises, in 2006 and used some of the proceeds to launch the current version of Elance, an online staffing platform currently growing at 50% per year.[2][1] Among the largest and fastest growing companies in the online work industry,[7] Elance allows businesses to find, hire, manage and pay freelancers. As of 2013, Elance has over 3 million users, represented by 800,000 businesses hiring and 2.8 million registered freelancers,[8] earning over $300 million each year.[3] In 2013 Rosati was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist.[9]
Recognition
Rosati is a thought leader on the growing online labor market. His commentary in this area has appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal,[10] Forbes,[11] Fortune,[12] Inc.,[13] and The New York Times.[14] He also has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows including NPR,[5] Fox News,[15] ABC News,[12] CNBC[16] and Bloomberg TV.[12]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Elance-oDesk names new CEO". Staffing Industry Analysts. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Cite error: The named reference "Karpie" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b 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,. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
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- ^ "Fabio Rosati President & CEO, Elance Inc". Web 2.0 Summit. November 2008. 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.
- ^ "Ernst & Young Announces Entrepreneur of the Year".
- ^ Glazer, Emily (February 19, 2012). "Freelancers, Get the Perks of a Full-Timer". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ Casserly, Meghan (23 April 2013). "One More Maybe To Closing The Tech Gap: The Freelancer Revolution". Forbes. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ a b c Wagner, Kurt (30 April 2013). "The biggest deterrent for women in tech". Fortune. Retrieved 27 August 2013. Cite error: The named reference "Wagner" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Greenstein, Howard (September 29, 2012). "Why Hiring Freelancers Works". Inc. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ Hardy, Quentin (13 June 2012). "The Boom in Online Freelance Workers". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ Colby, Jamie (16 December 2012). "Survey: Freelancers income on rise, TV broadcast". Fox News. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Elance CEO on the freelance economy". Retrieved 27 August 2013.