With more than 20 years of business and legal experience focused on the intersection of the Internet and technology, Brian currently oversees Upwork's business affairs, legal and government affairs functions. He has also served in other capacities at Upwork, including as General Counsel and CFO. Prior to joining Upwork, and consistent with his passion of working for massively disruptive technology companies, Brian served in a global leadership role at eBay Inc. for over 13 years, where he began as eBay's first corporate attorney and most recently served as its Deputy General Counsel. Before joining eBay, Brian served as Vice President, Legal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and as a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins. Brian holds a law degree from Stanford Law School, where he was an Associate Editor of the Stanford Law Review, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics, with honors and distinction, from Stanford University.