Gary Swart

Who is Gary Swart?

As CEO at oDesk, Gary Swart brings more than 15 years of sales,

management, and leadership experience in the enterprise software

market. Most recently Gary was the VP of Worldwide Sales for

Intellibank, responsible for building the direct and indirect sales

organization and channel development. Prior to Intellibank, he was a

Business Unit Executive for IBM's Rational Software Product Group. Gary

was responsible for leading Small and Medium Business sales for the

Americas, including 180 field, technical, and telesales team members.

In this capacity, he had responsibility for $200m in license,

consulting and support revenues.

Gary joined IBM through the acquisition of Rational Software where

he ran Western Field Operations contributing $120M to Rational's $700M

revenues. He also held a number of other senior management positions at

Rational, including Americas Medium Business Leader, Area Manager,

District Manager, and Director of Telesales. Prior to Rational Gary

held a number of sales, management, and leadership positions with Pure

Software, subsequently Pure-Atria, which previously merged with

Rational.

Gary holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland.