Upwork Appoints Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri to Board of Directors
November 12 2020 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Experienced Human Resources Executive and
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Expert to Join Board of
Directors of the World’s Largest Work Marketplace
Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK), the world’s largest work marketplace,
today announced the appointment of Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri to its
Board of Directors.
Vazquez-Ubarri currently serves as a Partner and Chief Human
Resources Officer of TPG, a leading global alternative asset firm.
She is also a member of TPG’s Executive Committee. In her role at
TPG, Vazquez-Ubarri oversees the firm’s Human Resources function
and provides support and counsel to executives across TPG’s
portfolio of more than 200 companies.
Prior to joining TPG in 2018, Vazquez-Ubarri spent 11 years at
the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., serving in a variety of roles, most
recently as Chief Diversity Officer and Global Head of Talent.
Before Goldman Sachs, Vazquez-Ubarri was an associate in the
executive compensation and employee benefits group at Shearman
& Sterling LLP. She holds a J.D. from Fordham University School
of Law and an A.B. cum laude in History and Latin American studies
from Princeton University.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Anilu to Upwork’s Board of
Directors,” said Hayden Brown, Upwork’s President and Chief
Executive Officer. “Her extensive accomplishments as a strategic HR
executive along with her well-established work in diversity,
equity, and inclusion will have a significant positive impact on
Upwork as we continue to help our customers discover a
transformational new way of working. At Upwork we envision a future
in which independent talent works at the heart of every business,
and we are excited about the contributions Anilu will make to
ensuring that vision becomes a reality.”
“I am honored to be joining Upwork’s Board of Directors. As the
pioneer of the work marketplace space, Upwork is truly a visionary
company driving the new world of work forward,” said
Vazquez-Ubarri. “I’m inspired by the company’s mission of creating
economic opportunities so people have better lives, and I look
forward to working with the leadership team and the Board to
continue to expand the reach and impact of Upwork.”
Vazquez-Ubarri is an expert and prominent voice on both human
resources and diversity, equity, and inclusion issues. She has been
named one of the Most Powerful Latinas in Business by Forbes
Magazine and was listed as one of the Top 100 Most Influential
Latinas in 2020 by Latino Leaders. The Association of Latino
Professionals For America also recently recognized Vazquez-Ubarri
as one of the best Corporate Culture Developers in their 2020 50
Most Powerful Latinas list. Vazquez-Ubarri sits on the Board of
Directors for the LatinoJustice PRLDEF, a national civil rights
organization aimed at creating a more just society by changing
discriminatory practices and fostering leadership through advocacy,
litigation, and education. In addition, she sits on the Boards of
Teach for America-Bay Area, The Vera Institute of Justice, and the
Fordham University School of Law Alumni Board.
About Upwork
Upwork is the world’s largest work marketplace, connecting
millions of businesses with independent talent around the globe. We
serve everyone from one-person startups to 30% of the Fortune 100
with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and
freelancers to work together in new ways that unlock their
potential. Our talent community earned over $2 billion on Upwork in
2019 across more than 8,000 skills, including website & app
development, creative & design, customer support, finance &
accounting, consulting, and operations. Learn more at
www.upwork.com and join us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
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