2017 Channel Chiefs

Who Is Your Ultimate Mentor?

We asked members of the 2017 Channel Chiefs to tell if they could have any person, living or dead, as a mentor, who would it be and why?

What's The Best Business Book You've Read Lately?

CRN asked the honorees to tell us about the best business book they've read in the last 12 months.

What's Your Advice For Channel Newbies?

The executives on the 2017 Channel Chiefs list lean on their vast experience and offer up some words of wisdom for finding success in the channel.

20 Fictional Characters Channel Chiefs Identify With

As part of the Channel Chiefs 2017, we asked the honorees to tell us about their favorite fictional character and what it is about that persona that really resonates with them.

If I Were A Solution Provider...

We asked the members of the Channel Chiefs 2017 to put on their hypothetical hats on and tell us if they were starting a solution provider business today, what business they would focus on and why. Here are some of the best responses.

15 Innovative Partner Program Updates

CRN asked the 2017 Channel Chiefs honorees to shed some light on the most innovative initiatives their companies rolled out for partners over the last 12 months.

How Have You Personally Helped A Partner Succeed?

We asked the honorees of the 2017 Channel Chiefs to share some of their personal partner success stories. Here are 10 of our favorites.

The 50 Most Influential

In celebration of CRN's 2017 Channel Chiefs, here are 50 executives that drive the channel agenda and evangelize the importance of channel partnerships.

The Year Of Partner Quality Over Quantity

Here we present the 2017 Channel Chiefs, CRN's annual list of the top channel executives and what they've been doing to ready their channel programs for 2017.

2017 Channel Chiefs By Name

2017 Channel Chiefs By Company

For more information on this year's Channel Chiefs, search by any criteria below, and click on any executive's name.

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--Choose a Company-- A10 NetworksAcer AmericaActifio, Inc.Adaptive InsightsADTRAN, Inc.Aerohive NetworksAgiloftAireSpringAlert LogicAlfrescoAlienVaultAmazon Web ServicesAPC by Schneider ElectricAppRiverAppViewX, Inc.Arbor NetworksArchive360Arcserve, LLC.Arrow ElectronicsAruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanyAryakaAT&TAutotask CorporationAvaya IncAvnet, Inc.BarracudaBCNBeyondTrustBitdefenderBitTitanBlackbaudBlue MedoraBluebeam, Inc.BMCBroadview NetworksBrocadeBVoIPCA TechnologiesCarbon BlackCarboniteCatalogic SoftwareCenturyLinkCheck Point Software TechnologiesCirrus Data SolutionsCiscoCitrixCloudGenixCloudJumperCohesityComcast BusinessCommvaultConcerto Cloud ServicesConcurConfluentConnectWiseContinuum Managed ServicesCoreDialCradlepointCrowdStrikeCumulus NetworksCyberArkCylanceD&H DistributingD-Link Systems, Inc.DataCore SoftwareDatto, Inc.Dell EMCDH2iDiCentralDigital GuardianDigium, Inc.dinCloud , IncDocker, Inc.DruvaEatoneFolderEgeneraEpicor Software CorporationEpson America, Inc.ESETEvolve IPExabeamExactExtreme NetworksF5 NetworksFive9FixStream, Inc.FonalityForcepointForeScout Technologies, Inc.FortinetGeminareGigamonGlobal Convergence, Inc.GlobalscapeGoogleGreatAmerica Finacial ServicesHEAT SoftwareHewlett Packard EnterpriseHitachi Data SystemsHoneywellHortonworksHP Inc.HylandIBMIFSIFS North AmericaIGEL Technologyillusive networksImpervainContactInforInformaticaInfrascaleIngram MicroIntacctIntel CorporationIntel SecurityIntelePeerIntelisys, Inc.Intermedia.net, Inc. Intronis MSP Solutions by BarracudaIOGEARIpswitchIRitopia, Inc.IvantiIxiaKaminarioKaspersky LabKEMP Technologies IncKensingtonLaserficheLenovoLenovo SoftwareLevel 3 CommunicationsLieberman Software CorporationLinksysLogicMonitorLogRhythmLookingGlass Cyber Solutions, Inc.Managed Maintenance, Inc.Masergy Communications, Inc.MasterControlMegaPathMellanox TechnologiesMetalogixMicrosoft Corp.MimecastMist SystemsMitelNasuniNautilus Data TecnologiesNEC Display SolutionsNetAppNETSCOUTNew RelicNexenta SystemsNexsanNextivaNimble StorageNintexNitelNutanixOmnitracsOnRampOracleOracle NetSuitePacketViperPaessler AGPalo Alto NetworksPanasas, Inc.Pax8Pivot3PKWAREPlanetOne CommunicationsPolycomProgressProofpointPTCPure StorageQlikQuantum CorporationRackspaceRed HatRed RiverRESResilient, an IBM CompanyRingCentralRiverbed TechnologyRSARubrikSaba SoftwareSageSailPointSalesforceSamsung Electronics AmericaSAPScale ComputingScalityScanSourceScienceLogic, Inc.SecureAuthSecurematics, Inc.SecuronixServiceNowSharp Electronics CorporationShoreTelSiemensSilver PeakSimpliVitySkyKickSoftware AGSolarWinds MSPSonicWallSophosSpectra Logic CorporationSpectrum BusinessSplunkStar2Star CommunicationsStorageCraftSugarCRMSungard Availability ServicesSVA SoftwareSymantecSyncplicitySYNNEX CorporationTCNTech Data TelePacific CommunicationsThales e-SecurityThycoticTierPointTigerpaw SoftwareTintriTradeshiftTransVaultTrapX SecurityTripp LiteTrustwaveTyco Retail Solutions a part of Johnson ControlsVaporstreamVaronis Systems, Inc.VeeamVeritas Technologies LLCVerizonVertiv (Formerly Emerson Network Power)Viavi SolutionsViaWestVIPREVMwareWatchGuard TechnologiesWebrootWTGXerox CorporationXirrusXO CommunicationsZebra TechnologiesZenossZertoZyxel

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--Choose a Fun Fact-- Plays Golf Has An Advanced Degree Has An MBA Has Worked As A Waiter/Waitress Has Worked In A Solution Provider Organization Knows How To Code Is A Risk Taker Is Addicted To Caffeine Has Donated To A Crowdfunding Campaign Plays Pokemon Go Has Written A Book Plays Guitar Loves To Go Camping Always Wanted To Be An Astronaut

Jeff Abbott
Senior Vice President, Global Alliance Channel Business Unit, InforMichelle Accardi
Chief Operations Officer, Star2Star CommunicationsDee Dee Acquista
Vice President Global Channels, ProofpointToni Adams
Senior Vice President, Partners & Alliances, QlikDavid W. Allen
Director of Distribution Sales, Americas, Intel CorporationGregg Ambulos
Senior Vice President, North American Channel Sales, Dell EMCTim Ament
SVP Advanced Solutions, Ingram MicroGhazal Asif
Director, Global Channel Sales, CiscoJed Ayres
CEO, North America, IGEL TechnologyWendy Bahr
Senior Vice President, Global Partner Organization, CiscoAmnon Bar-Lev
President, Check Point Software TechnologiesGeorge Bardissi
President & CEO, BVoIPScott Barlow
Vice President of Global MSP, SophosJoe Barnes
Head of Worldwide Channels, CohesityCharles Bass
VP Channel Sales, Blue MedoraMarty Bauerlein
Senior Vice President, U.S. Sales, Tech Data Jeff Bawol
President, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas, Avnet, Inc.Paul Bay
Executive Vice President and Group President of the Americas, Ingram Micro