Thomas Layton Biography and Net Worth

Insider of Upwork

Thomas Layton is the Executive Chairman of Upwork, a Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and an investor. He served as CEO of Metaweb Technologies from 2007 until it was acquired by Google in 2010. From 2001 through 2007 Thomas was the CEO of OpenTable. Prior to OpenTable, Thomas co-founded CitySearch, Inc., which later merged with TicketMaster to become TicketMaster Online-CitySearch. Thomas has extensive experience in other entrepreneurial firms and in venture capital investing. In 2004, Thomas co-founded the non-profit, MapLight.org, whose mission is to shine a light on the connection between money and politics. Thomas holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and a BS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He lives in Palo Alto with his wife and four daughters. Thomas is a member of the 2003 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

What is Thomas Layton's net worth?: The estimated net worth of Thomas Layton is at least $24.54 million as of May 13th, 2025. Mr. Layton owns 1,867,769 shares of Upwork stock worth more than $24,542,485 as of June 21st. This net worth evaluation does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Layton may own. Learn More about Thomas Layton's net worth.
How do I contact Thomas Layton?: The corporate mailing address for Mr. Layton 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 Thomas Layton's contact information.
Has Thomas Layton been buying or selling shares of Upwork?: Within the last three months, Thomas Layton has sold $4,367,500.00 of Upwork stock. Most recently, Thomas Layton sold 250,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.47, for a transaction totalling $4,367,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 1,867,769 shares of the company's stock, valued at $32,629,924.43. Learn More on Thomas Layton'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 56 times. They sold a total of 1,080,403 shares worth more than $16,888,685.25. The most recent insider tranaction occured on June, 6th when Director Leela Srinivasan sold 3,314 shares worth more than $50,903.04. Insiders at Upwork own 7.5% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Upwork.
Information on this page was last updated on 6/6/2025.

Thomas Layton Insider Trading History at Upwork

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
5/13/2025	Sell	250,000	$17.47	$4,367,500.00	1,867,769
11/17/2021	Sell	8,252	$45.49	$375,383.48
11/15/2021	Sell	68,849	$46.36	$3,191,839.64
11/8/2021	Sell	6,270	$50.13	$314,315.10
11/4/2021	Sell	99,220	$50.27	$4,987,789.40
3/5/2020	Buy	125,000	$7.99	$998,750.00
3/3/2020	Buy	100,000	$8.11	$811,000.00

Thomas Layton 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: $13.14

$13.09

$13.53

50 Day Range

MA: $14.76

$12.47

$17.50

2 Week Range

Now: $13.14

$8.43

$18.14

Volume

2,866,331 shs

Average Volume

2,279,781 shs

Market Capitalization

$1.73 billion

P/E Ratio

7.87

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

1.44