UPWORK INC (UPWK)
Sector: Industrials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Industrials
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Director information for UPWK
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPWK | Chair; Independent Director | 66 | ["financially literate","audit committee financial expert","Venture Partner at Icon Ventures (2013 – 2020)","Chief Financial Officer at VeriSign, Inc. (1996 – 2007)","Finance and Capital Allocation expertise","Strategic Planning and Transformation experience","Risk Management and Compliance expertise","Recognized by NACD as the 2019 Director of the Year","Obtained NACD’s CERT Certificate of Cybersecurity Oversight in 2025"] | ["Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee","Nominating and Governance Committee","audit committee","Audit","Risk and Compliance","Compensation","Nominating and Governance"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Independent Board Committees: Audit, Risk and Compliance (Chair) Compensation Nominating and Governance Director Since: 2025 Age: 66 Experience: Icon Ventures, venture capital firm Venture Partner (2013 2020) VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), internet and telecommunications infrastructure company Chief Financial Officer (1996 2007) Select Skills and Qualifications: Finance and Capital Allocation : gained through her tenure as a certified public accountant and over 25 years of executive leadership in global finance and operations management in the technology and media sectors. As the founding CFO of VeriSign, she was instrumental in leading the company from a venture-backed startup to a leading global provider of critical internet infrastructure. Strategic Planning and Transformation : demonstrated by her long and successful career investing in and serving on the board of companies in the internet, technology and media sectors, including nearly seven years as a venture partner at Icon Ventures investing in early startup technology companies. Risk Management and Compliance : acquired through nearly 20 years of service as a director for public and private companies, including as a member or chair of audit, nominating and governance, and compensation committees, and as lead independent director. Ms. Evan was recognized by NACD as the 2019 Director of the Year and obtained NACD s CERT Certificate of Cybersecurity Oversight in 2025. Education: B.S., Commerce, Santa Clara University C.P.A. (inactive) Other Public Company Directorships: Box, Inc. (NYSE: BOX), intelligent content management company (since 2011) Nextdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KIND), neighborhood social networking platform (since 2023) Prior Public Company Board Experience: Farfetch Limited (NYSE: FTCH) (acquired by Coupang in 2024), luxury fashion technology platform (2015 2023) Momentive Global Inc. (formerly SurveyMonkey) (Nasdaq: MNTV) (acquired by Symphony Technology Group in 2023), online agile experience management company (2012 2023) Domo, Inc. (Nasdaq: DOMO), business intelligence tools and data visualization company (2018 2023) Proofpoint, Inc. (Nasdaq: PFPT) (acquired by Thoma Bravo in 2021), cybersecurity company (2008 2021) Criteo S.A. (Nasdaq: CRTO), advertising company (2013 2017) Everyday Health, Inc. (NYSE: EVDY) (acquired by Ziff Davis in 2016), digital health and wellness company (2009 2016) Fusion-io, Inc. (NYSE: FIO) (acquired by SanDisk Corporation in 2014), flash memory technology company (2011 2014) Omniture, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMTR) (acquired by Adobe Systems Incorporated in 2009), online marketing and web analytics company (2006 2009) Other Affiliations: Director, Motive Technologies Inc., AI software platform company for physical operations Director, Pendo.io Inc., software experience management platform company