Stephane Kasriel
Stephane Kasriel | |
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| Born | |
| Education | INSEAD, Stanford University, École Polytechnique |
| Occupation | CEO of Upwork |
Stephane Kasriel (born in Paris, France) is an entrepreneur, innovator, tech executive and current CEO of Upwork, the world's largest freelancing website (formerly Elance-oDesk).[1]
Education and career
Kasriel received a MBA from INSEAD, a Masters in Computer Science from Stanford University and a Bachelors in Mathematics and Computer Science from École Polytechnique.[2]
He is a former executive at PayPal, Work4 and Zong.[2] He also co-founded two companies, Fireclick and iFeelGoods, and holds 15 patents for web-related technologies.[3]
Kasriel joined Upwork in June 2012 as Vice President of Product & Engineering. As VP and later SVP of Product & Engineering where he led a team of more than 300 engineers, designers, and programmers.[4]
On April 20, 2015, Kasriel was appointed CEO and led the company through its rebrand to Upwork and the launch of a new freelance platform by the same name.[4][5]
Speaking and writing
Kasriel is currently Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Education, Gender and Work.[6][7]
References
- ^ Rosati, Fabio (20 April 2015). "A New Chapter, a New Leader: Stephane Kasriel". Upwork. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ a b "Stephane Kasriel - LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ "Google Patent Search: Stephane Kasriel". Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ a b Pofeldt, Elaine. "Elance-oDesk Becomes 'Upwork' In Push To Build $10B In Freelancer Revenues". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ Lunden, Ingrid (5 May 2015). "Elance-oDesk Rebrands As Upwork, Debuts Slack-Like Chat Platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ "Stephane Kasriel - Agenda Contributor | World Economic Forum". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ Kasriel, Stephane (2016-11-13). "By 2030, will we all be our own boss?". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2017-06-05.