Cassie Veres

Cassie Veres serves as the Sr. Director of Talent Development & Learning at Upwork, a position held since January 2024. Prior to this role, Cassie worked at Convoy Inc from February 2020 to October 2023 as the Director of Learning and Talent Management, where Cassie established the company's first Learning & Development team and crafted talent processes to support significant company growth. At Amazon from November 2014 to February 2020, Cassie held several positions culminating as Head of Executive Development in the Consumer Business, overseeing multiple leadership programs and managing a sizable training budget. In earlier roles at Target, Cassie led global design initiatives for leadership development and training programs, beginning as the Associate Business Partner in Talent Development. Cassie's academic background includes a Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Studies from the University of Michigan, augmented by experience as a Teacher's Assistant and Research Assistant.