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Global Power 150 Women in Staffing

The Global Power 150 Women in Staffing honors a notable selection of female executives whose vision, achievements and leadership are elevating and transforming a global industry. 

2021 Global Power 150,
2021 Americas 100

Hayden Brown

President and CEO, Upwork

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Upwork President and CEO Hayden Brown recognizes that Covid-19 has changed work forever, proving old models of work are in need of - and capable of - change. Brown and her team have spent this transformational period innovating Upwork’s products and expanding from offering a single product - Talent Marketplace, its crown jewel - to becoming a multi-product company, with offerings such as Project Catalog and Talent Scout. Under Brown’s leadership, Upwork has also improved its execution, accelerated business growth and defined its industry category as the “work marketplace” to better encapsulate the true breadth and depth of what happens on its platform every day.