Gary Steele Biography and Net Worth

Director of Upwork

Gary Steele is CEO and chairman of the board for Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, where he directs a global workforce of over 2,000 employees to protect people, data, and brands from advanced threats and compliance risks. He brings more than 30 years of technology industry experience to the Upwork board of directors. Prior to Proofpoint, Steele held the position of CEO of Portera and leadership roles with Sybase, Sun Microsystems, and Hewlett-Packard. He holds a BS degree in Computer Science from Washington State University.

What is Gary Steele's net worth?: The estimated net worth of Gary Steele is at least $858,116.50 as of December 5th, 2023. Mr. Steele owns 61,735 shares of Upwork stock worth more than $858,117 as of March 26th. This net worth evaluation does not reflect any other assets that Mr. Steele may own. Learn More about Gary Steele's net worth.
How do I contact Gary Steele?: The corporate mailing address for Mr. Steele and other Upwork executives is 2625 Augustine Drive Suite 601, Santa Clara CA, 95054. Upwork can also be reached via phone at (650) 316-7500 and via email at investor@upwork.com. Learn More on Gary Steele's contact information.
Has Gary Steele been buying or selling shares of Upwork?: Gary Steele has not been actively trading shares of Upwork within the last three months. Most recently, Gary Steele sold 15,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.77, for a transaction totalling $206,550.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 61,735 shares of the company's stock, valued at $850,090.95. Learn More on Gary Steele's trading history.
Who are Upwork's active insiders?: Upwork's insider roster includes Dave Bottoms (GM, Marketplace), Hayden Brown (President and Chief Executive Officer), Erica Gessert (CFO), Eric Gilpin (VP), Thomas Layton (Insider), Jeff McCombs (CFO), Elizabeth Nelson (Director), Leela Srinivasan (Director), and Gary Steele (Director). Learn More on Upwork's active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Upwork?: In the last twelve months, insiders at the sold shares 54 times. They sold a total of 779,300 shares worth more than $10,646,591.32. The most recent insider tranaction occured on March, 18th when insider Dave Bottoms sold 5,411 shares worth more than $70,721.77. Insiders at Upwork own 7.6% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Upwork.
Information on this page was last updated on 3/18/2025.

Gary Steele Insider Trading History at Upwork

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction	Details
12/5/2023	Sell	15,000	$13.77	$206,550.00	61,735
5/13/2021	Sell	7,500	$37.95	$284,625.00	29,038

Gary Steele Buying and Selling Activity at Upwork

Upwork Company Overview

Upwork Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a work marketplace that connects businesses with various independent professionals and agencies in the United States, India, the Philippines, and internationally. The company's work marketplace provides access to talent with various skills across a range of categories, including administrative support, sales and marketing, design and creative, and customer service, as well as web, mobile, and software development. Its work marketplace also enables clients to streamline workflows, such as talent sourcing, outreach, and contracting. The company's work marketplace offers access to various functionalities for remote engagements with talent, including communication and collaboration, ability to receive talent invoices through their work marketplace, and payment protection. Its marketplace offerings include Upwork Payroll and Upwork Enterprise, as well as managed and escrow services. The company was formerly known as Elance-oDesk, Inc. and changed its name to Upwork Inc. in May 2015. Upwork Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Today's Range

Now: $13.90

$13.77

$14.05

50 Day Range

MA: $15.30

$12.34

$17.44

2 Week Range

Now: $13.90

$8.43

$18.14

Volume

1,317,949 shs

Average Volume

2,209,226 shs

Market Capitalization

$1.88 billion

P/E Ratio

9.09

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

1.61