Fabio Rosati


Fabio Rosati is an internet entrepreneur best known for his work as CEO of gig economy platforms Elance and Upwork until April 2015, and as Chairman and CEO of hourly work platform Snag since July 2018. Rosati is a contributor to online work, the freelance economy, and online staffing.

Education and career

Originally from Florence, Italy, attended Georgetown University. Rosati joined Gemini Consulting in its early days and left a decade later to join a Silicon Valley start-up, Elance, as Chief Executive Officer. In 2006 Elance sold its enterprise software business to focus on a new platform where businesses and freelance talent could connect and collaborate with each other online. Among the largest and fastest-growing companies in the online work industry, Elance allowed businesses to find, hire, manage and pay freelancers. In 2013, Elance had over 3 million users, and over $300 million in annual billings. In December 2013, as Elance and oDesk announced their merger, Rosati was named CEO of Elance-oDesk. In April 2015, with more than 13 million users and $1B in annual billings, Elance-oDesk introduced a unified platform and a new name, Upwork. Rosati served on Upwork's board of directors until 2017 and is a member of the board of directors at Snag, Social Tables and Xometry.