Erica Gessert Biography and Net Worth

CFO of Upwork

Erica Gessert is Chief Financial Officer at Upwork, where she oversees Upwork’s global finance team and operations.

‍Erica has more than 20 years of finance, operations, analytics and investor relations experience supporting technology companies. Prior to joining Upwork, Erica served in a number of senior executive finance roles for PayPal, most recently Chief Transformation Officer, reporting to the CEO. Previously, Erica held finance and investor relations leadership positions at Sprint Corporation and Virgin Mobile USA.

‍Erica studied economics and philosophy at Reed College.

What is Erica Gessert's net worth?: The estimated net worth of Erica Gessert is at least $4.65 million as of November 18th, 2025. Ms. Gessert owns 237,612 shares of Upwork stock worth more than $4,652,443 as of December 4th. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other assets that Ms. Gessert may own. Additionally, Ms. Gessert receives a salary of $738,930.00 as CFO at Upwork. Learn More about Erica Gessert's net worth.
How old is Erica Gessert?: Ms. Gessert is currently 49 years old. There are 6 older executives and no younger executives at Upwork. The oldest executive at Upwork is Mr. Brian Levey, Chief Business Affairs & Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, who is 56 years old. Learn More on Erica Gessert's age.
What is Erica Gessert's salary?: As the CFO of Upwork Inc., Ms. Gessert earns $738,930.00 per year. The highest earning executive at Upwork is Ms. Hayden Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer, who commands a salary of $913,480.00 per year. Learn More on Erica Gessert's salary.
How do I contact Erica Gessert?: The corporate mailing address for Ms. Gessert and other Upwork executives is 2625 Augustine Drive Suite 601, Santa Clara CA, 95054. Upwork can also be reached via phone at (650) 316-7500 and via email at [email protected]. Learn More on Erica Gessert's contact information.
Has Erica Gessert been buying or selling shares of Upwork?: Within the last three months, Erica Gessert has sold $308,833.10 in Upwork stock. Most recently, Erica Gessert sold 18,493 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.70, for a transaction totalling $308,833.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 237,612 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,968,120.40. Learn More on Erica Gessert's trading history.
Who are Upwork's active insiders?: Upwork's insider roster includes Dave Bottoms (GM, Marketplace), Hayden Brown (President and Chief Executive Officer), Erica Gessert (CFO), Eric Gilpin (VP), Thomas Layton (Insider), Olivier Marie (CAO), Jeff McCombs (CFO), Elizabeth Nelson (Director), Leela Srinivasan (Director), and Gary Steele (Director). Learn More on Upwork's active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Upwork?: In the last twelve months, insiders at the sold shares 61 times. They sold a total of 1,546,629 shares worth more than $26,813,096.95. The most recent insider tranaction occured on November, 26th when CEO Hayden Brown sold 275,000 shares worth more than $5,343,250.00. Insiders at Upwork own 7.5% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Upwork.
Information on this page was last updated on 11/26/2025.

Erica Gessert Insider Trading History at Upwork

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
11/18/2025	Sell	18,493	$16.70	$308,833.10	237,612
9/18/2025	Sell	8,730	$19.16	$167,266.80	218,605
8/18/2025	Sell	19,036	$13.84	$263,458.24	209,202
6/18/2025	Sell	9,267	$13.51	$125,197.17	190,738
5/19/2025	Sell	19,677	$16.56	$325,851.12	181,873
3/18/2025	Sell	4,316	$13.07	$56,410.12	160,945
2/18/2025	Sell	13,765	$16.15	$222,304.75	156,828
12/18/2024	Sell	4,279	$17.11	$73,213.69	133,093
11/18/2024	Sell	19,816	$15.13	$299,816.08	128,939
9/18/2024	Sell	4,491	$10.57	$47,469.87	111,255
8/19/2024	Sell	20,353	$9.65	$196,406.45	107,313
6/18/2024	Sell	4,537	$10.22	$46,368.14	90,166
5/20/2024	Sell	69,940	$11.61	$812,003.40	86,271

Erica Gessert Buying and Selling Activity at Upwork

Upwork Company Overview

Upwork Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a work marketplace that connects businesses with various independent professionals and agencies in the United States, India, the Philippines, and internationally. The company's work marketplace provides access to talent with various skills across a range of categories, including administrative support, sales and marketing, design and creative, and customer service, as well as web, mobile, and software development. Its work marketplace also enables clients to streamline workflows, such as talent sourcing, outreach, and contracting. The company's work marketplace offers access to various functionalities for remote engagements with talent, including communication and collaboration, ability to receive talent invoices through their work marketplace, and payment protection. Its marketplace offerings include Upwork Payroll and Upwork Enterprise, as well as managed and escrow services. The company was formerly known as Elance-oDesk, Inc. and changed its name to Upwork Inc. in May 2015. Upwork Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Today's Range

Now: $19.58

$19.20

$19.81

50 Day Range

MA: $17.54

$15.63

$20.53

2 Week Range

Now: $19.58

$11.13

$21.38

Volume

2,953,506 shs

Average Volume

5,240,263 shs

Market Capitalization

$2.56 billion

P/E Ratio

11.19

Dividend Yield

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Beta

1.02

Erica Gessert Biography and Net Worth

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