Erin Thomas

VP, Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DIBs)
Erin L. Thomas, PhD, is Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DIBs) at Upwork. She is responsible for furthering the company’s mission to create economic opportunities so people have better lives by driving DIBs strategy and implementation.
She works to put dignity, purpose, community, and fairness at the center of every working moment. In 2020, Erin was named to Fortune’s 40 under 40 list as one of the most influential people in technology. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and BBC, as well as recognized by Forbes, Human Rights Campaign and the National Association for Female Executives.
Prior to Upwork, Erin was a Managing Director at Paradigm, a diversity and inclusion consultancy, and held DIBs positions at Grant Thornton LLP and Argonne National Laboratory. She holds a PhD in social psychology; a Master of Philosophy in social psychology; a Master of Science in social psychology; and Bachelors of Arts in psychology and international studies from Yale University.