UPWORK INC (UPWK)
Sector: Industrials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Industrials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for UPWK
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPWK | CEO, Shield AI; Chairman of the Board; Chief Executive Officer | 63 | ["Chief Executive Officer at Shield AI Inc.","President, Go-to-Market at Cisco Systems Inc.","EVP and GM at Splunk Inc.","Chief Executive Officer at Proofpoint Inc.","Chief Executive Officer at Portera Systems Inc.","VP and GM at Sybase, Inc.","Manager at Sun Microsystems, Inc.","Product Manager at Hewlett-Packard Company","Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard Company","Expert in Go-to-Market strategy and Cybersecurity"] | ["Chair","compensation committee","Compensation"] | 2026 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOT | Director; Chief Executive Officer | 63 | ["Public Company Leadership","Finance","Corporate Governance","Risk Management","Technology & Innovation","Global Business & Operations","Sales & Marketing","Human Capital Management","Cybersecurity","Product Management & Engineering","Extensive executive leadership experience in the technology industry","Operational experience as chief executive officer of multiple public technology companies","Service on the boards of directors of various public companies"] | [] | 2026 |
| CSCO | [] | [] | 2024 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Independent Board Committees: Compensation (Chair) Director Since: 2018 Age: 63 Experience: Shield AI Inc., defense technology company Chief Executive Officer (since May 2025) Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), worldwide technology company President, Go-to-Market (2024 May 2025) EVP and GM, Splunk (2024) Splunk Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLK) (acquired by Cisco in 2024), data security and observability company President and Chief Executive Officer (2022 2024) Proofpoint Inc. (Nasdaq: PFPT) (acquired by Thoma Bravo in 2021), cybersecurity company Chief Executive Officer (2002 2022) Portera Systems Inc. (acquired by Gores Technology Group in 2002), software company Chief Executive Officer Sybase, Inc., software company VP and GM, Middleware and Data Warehousing Product Group Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), hardware and software company Manager, Market Development Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), information technology company Product Manager Software Engineer Select Skills and Qualifications: Go-to-Market : software expertise and a deep understanding of go-to-market strategy developed through his 40-year career in leadership and senior executive roles at some of the most significant technology companies. Cybersecurity : a highly regarded cybersecurity expert with a career helping global companies safeguard data, systems, and infrastructure, his experience includes serving as founding CEO of Proofpoint, where he led its rise from an early-stage startup to a leading security-as-a-service provider. Strategic Planning and Transformation : gained through his senior executive roles with a proven track record of scaling tech company operations and growing global enterprises, including as CEO of Splunk, where he led the company to grow total revenue by 58% (to $4.2 billion) over two years. Education: B.S., Computer Science, Washington State University Other Public Company Directorships: Samsara Inc. (NYSE: IOT), technology company (since 2025) Prior Public Company Board Experience: Splunk Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLK) (acquired by Cisco in 2024), data security and observability company (2022 2024) Proofpoint Inc. (Nasdaq: PFPT) (acquired by Thoma Bravo in 2021), cybersecurity company (2002 2022) (Chair, 2018 2021) Other Affiliations: Co-Chair, Aspen Digital U.S. Cybersecurity Group Director, Synack, Inc., cybersecurity company