The Top 100 Executives Of 2025

Here we present the CRN Top 100 Executives of 2025 list, the men and women who are setting the pace for the rest of the IT industry.

CRN’s Top 100 Executives list honors the leaders who this year have had a far-reaching impact on the channel and the industry at large.

This year’s Most Influential Executive, HPE's Antonio Neri, takes the spotlight for his vision and determination in the face of Department of Justice challenges to complete the company’s acquisition of Juniper Networks.

2025’s No. 1 Disrupter, OpenText’s Michael DePalma, has earned that distinction for his focus on managed detection and response technology and the move to have MSPs harness its power.

Lenovo’s Rob Cato, CRN’s No. 1 Channel Sales Leader, is transforming the way the company is working with partners, while Vast Data’s Renen Hallak is this year’s No. 1 Innovator for his technical prowess in providing data for AI projects.

Here we present the CRN Top 100 Executives of 2025 list, the men and women who are setting the pace for the rest of the IT industry.

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