Erica  Gessert net worth and biography

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 $3.11 million as of August 18th, 2026. Ms. Gessert owns 364,789 shares of Upwork stock worth more than $3,108,002 as of September 17th. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other assets that Ms. Gessert may own. Learn More about Erica Gessert's net worth.

How do I contact Erica Gessert?

The corporate mailing address for Ms. Gessert and other Upwork executives is 530 Lytton Avenue, Suite 301, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. 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 $192,574.92 of Upwork stock. Most recently, Erica Gessert sold 22,844 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.43, for a transaction totalling $192,574.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 364,789 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,075,171.27. 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), Anthony Kappus (GM and Chief Operating Officer), 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 35 times. They sold a total of 1,002,936 shares worth more than $16,438,161.92. The most recent insider tranaction occured on August, 18th when CEO Hayden Brown sold 73,241 shares worth more than $617,421.63. Insiders at Upwork own 4.9% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Upwork.

Information on this page was last updated on 8/18/2026.

Erica Gessert Insider Trading History at Upwork

Transaction DateBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
8/18/2026Sell22,844$8.43$192,574.92364,789View SEC Filing Icon  
6/18/2026Sell9,169$8.15$74,727.35341,609View SEC Filing Icon  
3/18/2026Sell9,278$12.31$114,212.18307,240View SEC Filing Icon  
2/18/2026Sell26,292$13.80$362,829.60298,386View SEC Filing Icon  
12/18/2025Sell9,044$20.59$186,215.96246,701View SEC Filing Icon  
11/18/2025Sell18,493$16.70$308,833.10237,612View SEC Filing Icon  
9/18/2025Sell8,730$19.16$167,266.80218,605View SEC Filing Icon  
8/18/2025Sell19,036$13.84$263,458.24209,202View SEC Filing Icon  
6/18/2025Sell9,267$13.51$125,197.17190,738View SEC Filing Icon  
5/19/2025Sell19,677$16.56$325,851.12181,873View SEC Filing Icon  
3/18/2025Sell4,316$13.07$56,410.12160,945View SEC Filing Icon  
2/18/2025Sell13,765$16.15$222,304.75156,828View SEC Filing Icon  
12/18/2024Sell4,279$17.11$73,213.69133,093View SEC Filing Icon  
11/18/2024Sell19,816$15.13$299,816.08128,939View SEC Filing Icon  
9/18/2024Sell4,491$10.57$47,469.87111,255View SEC Filing Icon  
8/19/2024Sell20,353$9.65$196,406.45107,313View SEC Filing Icon  
6/18/2024Sell4,537$10.22$46,368.1490,166View SEC Filing Icon  
5/20/2024Sell69,940$11.61$812,003.4086,271View SEC Filing Icon  
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Erica Gessert Buying and Selling Activity at Upwork

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Upwork Company Overview

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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.
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Today's Range

Now: $8.52
Low: $8.38
High: $8.59

50 Day Range

MA: $8.94
Low: $8.19
High: $9.83

2 Week Range

Now: $8.52
Low: $7.44
High: $22.84

Volume

2,275,431 shs

Average Volume

2,406,364 shs

Market Capitalization

$1.06 billion

P/E Ratio

11.07

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

1.01