Speaker

Margaret Shaw Lilani is a staffing industry professional with over a decade of experience in leadership roles with global organizations. At Upwork, Margaret leads a globally distributed team of over 1500 in 98 countries, overseeing talent supply and delivery for Managed Services, Enterprise, and large Marketplace clients. Prior to joining Upwork, Margaret built and ran the legal staffing division at Epiq Systems, growing the group from concept to $100M+ in under three years, as Senior Director of Operations. Margaret has also served as Managing Director for the Northwest region at Kelly Services, and as SVP, Global Solutions at Fronteo/UBIC Co. Prior to her entry into the staffing industry, Margaret was an attorney in Boston, MA.

Margaret holds a J.D. from Suffolk University and a B.A. in Political Science and History from the University of Vermont. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, son, and dog.