Join us for a fireside chat with Gary Swart, the CEO of oDesk.
In conversation with the GA Team, Gary will discuss how he sees the global workplace changing and his vision for its future.
Gary Swart is the CEO of oDesk, the world’s largest online workplace—which has more than 2.5 million registered contractors, and on which 9 million hours were worked in Q3 2012 alone. Gary is passionate about helping small businesses thrive, fueled by his extensive experience working with startups and small businesses that use oDesk, as well as by mentoring entrepreneurs and business school students. Gary is a thought leader in entrepreneurship; how best to hire and manage teams; and the future of work, including online work.
He has spoken at the Inc. Leadership Conference, The Economist’s Ideas Economy panel, South by Southwest, TechCrunch 50, TiECon, GigaOM’s Net:Work Conference in 2010 and 2011, and at Harvard Business School which teaches a case study on oDesk. His commentary has appeared in a variety of publications including Forbes, TechCrunch and The Washington Post. He has also appeared on numerous TV and radio shows, including BBC, National Public Radio, and the Fox Business program “After the Bell.” Previously, he led SMB Sales for the Americas at IBM’s Rational Software Product Group, and prior to that served as VP of Worldwide Sales at Intellibank, where he was responsible for leading the sales organization. Gary holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Maryland.
