


Employees at Instawork rank Sumir Meghani in the Bottom 5% of similar sized companies. Comparatively, employees at Upwork rank Hayden Brown in the Top 30% of similar sized companies. Employees rate their CEO differently based on the frequency of interaction, ability to affect company culture, and drive measurable results.

CEO of Instawork
BIO: Sumir Meghani is the CEO and Co-founder of Instawork. His expertise on the evolving labor market has been leveraged by leading media outlets including WSJ, CNBC, Fortune, CBS News, Washington Post, and more. Sumir has held a variety of leadership roles at Groupon and also previously worked at Yahoo!.

CEO of Upwork
BIO: Hayden Brown is president and CEO of Upwork. Before being named CEO in January 2020, Hayden held leadership roles at Upwork in both product and marketing. Having been at Upwork since 2011, she is known for bold leadership and her passion for the company’s mission to create economic opportunities so that people live better lives. That passion stems from her childhood years spent living in Kathmandu, Nepal, and she’s committed to building a sustainable, high-performing business that delivers on that mission in ever-bigger ways. ? Prior to becoming CEO, Hayden was Upwork’s chief marketing and product officer. In this role, she led the expansion of Upwork’s offerings to attract and serve sophisticated business buyers who could significantly benefit from Upwork’s global pool of talent. Before joining Upwork, Hayden led corporate development for LivePerson and held strategy and corporate development roles at Microsoft. She began her career as an analyst at McKinsey and Company after earning an AB in Politics from Princeton University. She has been named to Staffing Industry Analysts’ "40 Under 40" and "Global Power 150—Women in Staffing." Hayden is married with two children.

Women at Instawork rated their CEO a F

Women at Upwork rated their CEO an A+

Diverse Employees at Instawork rated their CEO a F

Diverse Employees at Upwork rated their CEO a B




At Instawork, employees in the HR department rate Sumir Meghani the highest. According to employees, Sumir Meghani's ability to drive business results is Very Bad. At Upwork, the Marketing department's employees rate their CEO highest. And, 60% of Upwork's employees approve of their CEO's management style.