Fabio Rosati
{{Short description|Italian-born entrepreneur}}
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Fabio Rosati is an Italian-born American executive who was CEO of online work marketplace platforms Elance and Upwork,{{Cite web |title=Elance-oDesk relaunches with new name and new platform |publisher=Silicon Valley Business Journal |date=5 May 2015 |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/techflash/2015/05/elance-odesk-relaunches-with-new-name-and-new.html}}{{Cite web |title=Elance-oDesk becomes Upwork in push to build $10B in freelancer revenue |work=Forbes |date=5 May 2015|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/elainepofeldt/2015/05/05/elance-odesk-becomes-upwork-today-odesk-brand-gets-phased-out/}} chair of hourly work marketplace Snagajob,{{Cite web|url=https://www2.staffingindustry.com/site/Editorial/Daily-News/Snag-taps-former-Upwork-CEO-as-new-leader-46797?|title=Snag taps former Upwork CEO as new leader|website=www2.staffingindustry.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-22}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.richmond.com/business/local/snag-names-new-chief-executive-officer-and-completes-million-capital/article_c823a93a-94b6-50eb-84cc-df88b63b690a.html|title=Snag names new chief executive officer and completes $18 million capital raise from investors|last=Times-Dispatch|first=JOHN REID BLACKWELL Richmond|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|access-date=2018-08-22|language=en}} and is chair of the on-demand manufacturing marketplace Xometry. https://investors.xometry.com/news-releases/news-release-details/fabio-rosati-appointed-chair-xometrys-board-directors Rosati is a contributor to online work,{{Cite web |title=Elance-oDesk flings open the door to a massive digital workforce |work=Washington Post |date=13 June 2014|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/freelancers-from-around-the-world-offer-software-developing-skills-remotely/2014/06/13/f5088c54-efe7-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html}} the freelance economy,{{Cite news |publisher=The Diane Rehm Show |title= The Freelance Economy, radio broadcast aired |date=24 July 2012 |url=http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-07-24/freelance-economy |accessdate=27 August 2013}}{{Cite web |first=Lindsey |last=Olson |title=States With High Unemployment Rates Are Turning to Freelancers for Work |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |date=29 November 2012|url=http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2012/11/29/unemployed-turn-to-the-internet |accessdate=27 August 2013}}{{Cite web |first=Gary M. |last=Stern |title=Welcome to the age of the freelancer |publisher=CNN Money |date=November 27, 2012 |url=http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/11/27/freelance-jobs/?section=magazines_fortune |accessdate=27 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403102745/http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/11/27/freelance-jobs/?section=magazines_fortune |archive-date=3 April 2014 |url-status=dead }} and real-time hiring.{{Cite web |first=Andrew |last=Karpie |title=Elance-oDesk becomes Upwork, |publisher=Spend Matters |date=5 May 2015 |url=https://spendmatters.com/2015/05/05/elance-odesk-becomes-upwork-unveils-new-online-freelance-talent-platform/ |accessdate=}}
Education and career
Originally from Florence, Italy, attended Georgetown University.{{Cite web |publisher=Web 2.0 Summit |date= November 2008 |url=http://www.web2summit.com/web2008/public/schedule/speaker/32435 |title=Fabio Rosati President & CEO, Elance Inc. |accessdate=27 August 2013}} Rosati joined Gemini Consulting (a division of Capgemini) in its early days and left a decade later to join a Silicon Valley start-up, Elance, as Chief Executive Officer. In 2006 Elance sold its enterprise software business to focus on a new platform where businesses and freelance talent could connect and collaborate with each other online.{{Cite web |first=Andrew |last=Karpie |title=Online Staffing Platform, Elance, Reports Continuing High Growth in 2012 |publisher=Staffing Industry Analysis |date=6 February 2013 |url=http://www.staffingindustry.com/site/content/view/full/99085 |accessdate=27 August 2013}} Among the largest and fastest-growing companies in the online work industry,{{Cite web |first=Christopher |last=Null |title=Inside e-ployment: Online staffing services put temporary labor within reach of small businesses |publisher=PC World |date=23 July 2013 |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2044944/inside-e-ployment-online-staffing-services-put-temporary-labor-within-reach-of-small-businesses.html |accessdate=27 August 2013}} Elance allowed businesses to find, hire, manage and pay freelancers. In 2013, Elance had over 3 million users,{{Cite web |title=Global Online Employment Report |publisher=Elance |url=https://www.elance.com/q/online-employment-report |year=2013 |accessdate=27 August 2013}} and over $300 million in annual billings. In December 2013, as Elance and oDesk announced their merger, Rosati was named CEO of Elance-oDesk.{{Cite web |title=The gig economy is growing up |publisher=Pandodaily |date=18 December 2013 |url=http://pando.com/2013/12/18/the-gig-economy-is-growing-up-elance-and-odesk-just-merged-to-dominate-it/}} In April 2015, with more than 13 million users and $1B in annual billings, Elance-oDesk introduced a unified platform and a new name, Upwork. Rosati was on Upwork's board of directors until 2017, and is on the board of directors at Xometry. https://investors.xometry.com/news-releases/news-release-details/fabio-rosati-appointed-chair-xometrys-board-directors
References
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External links
- {{LinkedIn URL|https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabiorosati}}
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Category:American businesspeople
Category:American management consultants
Category:Italian emigrants to the United States
Category:Georgetown University alumni