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Upwork CFO takes medical leave; CEO to serve as interim CFO

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:25:40 -0400

Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ: UPWK) announced that Chief Financial Officer Erica Gessert will take a temporary medical leave effective July 14, 2026, according to a company statement.

The company expects Gessert to return to her role during the fourth quarter of 2026. During her absence, President and Chief Executive Officer Hayden Brown will assume the role of interim principal financial officer.

Brown will not receive additional compensation for taking on the interim role, and no changes have been made to existing plans or arrangements in which she participates as a result of the appointment.

Upwork CFO takes medical leave; CEO to serve as interim CFO

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:25:40 -0400

Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ: UPWK) announced that Chief Financial Officer Erica Gessert will take a temporary medical leave effective July 14, 2026, according to a company statement.

Form 8-K UPWORK, INC For: Jul 16

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:23:00 -0400

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Form 8-K UPWORK, INC For: Jul 16

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:23:00 -0400

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Upwork's Future Workforce Index 2026: How AI is Redefining the Value of Work as Skilled Freelancing Accelerates

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:17:11 -0400

New research shows the share of skilled knowledge workers who freelance jumped from 28% to 38% in one year, as AI raises the premium on judgment-driven work and pressures execution tasks

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world's human and AI-powered work marketplace, today released its second annual Future Workforce Index 2026, a study of 2,400 U.S.-based skilled knowledge workers combined with Upwork Marketplace platform data. The research finds that over 1 in 3 skilled U.S. knowledge workers now freelance, up from roughly 1 in

Upwork's Future Workforce Index 2026: How AI is Redefining the Value of Work as Skilled Freelancing Accelerates

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:17:11 -0400

New research shows the share of skilled knowledge workers who freelance jumped from 28% to 38% in one year, as AI raises the premium on judgment-driven work and pressures execution tasks

Upwork's Future Workforce Index 2026: How AI is Redefining the Value of Work as Skilled Freelancing Accelerates

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:17:11 -0400

New research shows the share of skilled knowledge workers who freelance jumped from 28% to 38% in one year, as AI raises the premium on judgment-driven work and pressures execution tasks

Upwork's Future Workforce Index 2026: How AI is Redefining the Value of Work as Skilled Freelancing Accelerates

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:17:11 -0400

New research shows the share of skilled knowledge workers who freelance jumped from 28% to 38% in one year, as AI raises the premium on judgment-driven work and pressures execution tasks

Upwork's Future Workforce Index 2026: How AI is Redefining the Value of Work as Skilled Freelancing Accelerates