2015 Women of the Channel
Confidence Booster
CRN's Women of the Channel list continues to grow, with 440 female executives making a name for themselves in the channel in 2015.

Power 100: Part 1
Power 100: Part 2
The Power 100 spotlights those executives whose insight and influence help drive channel success.
Power 50 Solution Providers
Fifty female executives whose insight and influence in their companies help drive channel success.
Up-And-Comers
CRN gives special recognition to 25 rising-star female executives.
When It Comes To Mentoring, We All Have A Role To Play
More than 150 female executives gathered at the Women of the Channel West event to discuss the obstacles they face and why teaching the upcoming generation is so important.

20 Scenes From The Women Of The Channel West Conference
The Women of the Channel West conference gathered together more than 150 female executives in San Francisco last week. Here are some scenes from the day.
My Favorite Novel
CRN's 2015 Women of the Channel honorees reveal their favorite page-turners just in time to help you put together that summer reading list.
Advice For The Next Generation
CRN asked the Women of the Channel honorees of today to offer some advice for the female channel leaders of tomorrow.
Female Role Models I Admire
CRN asked this year's Women of the Channel to identify their female role models, and their answers were as varied as the honorees themselves.
2015 Honorees

Director, North American Channels, Varonis Systems, Inc.

Chief Marketing Officer, Star2Star Communications

Sr. Director, WW Channels, Proofpoint

Sr. Manager, Channel Marketing, Centrify

Vice President, Services, Edge Solutions LLC

Director, Channel Marketing, Carbonite

Vice President, Business Development, The ASCII Group

Vice President, Marketing - North America, Ingram Micro

Vice President, Operations, Avnet Technology Solutions

Senior Vice President, Demand Generation & Channel Marketing, Hewlett-Packard

Director of Marketing, Dasher Technologies

Vice President, Sage ERP X3, Sage

Global DIrector, Channel Relations and Warranty, Unisys Corp.

Sr. Director, Channel Marketing, Symantec

General Manager, U.S. Public Sector Sales, Partners and Program Office, EMC

Senior Vice President, Americas Partner Organization, Cisco

Director, Industry Development, Revitas, Inc.

Global Director, Partner Program, Progress

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Group (EG) Worldwide Indirect Sales, Hewlett-Packard

Microsoft Vice President of US SMB and Distribution, Microsoft

Sr. Channel Program Manager, F5 Networks

Vice President, Marketing, Edge Solutions LLC

Senior VP, Sales Operations, Intelisys

Vice President of Sales, Laserfiche

Director of Sales, Untangle

VP, Cloud Computing, Worldwide, Ingram Micro

Director, Customer Experience Leaders, Avnet Technology Solutions

VP of Marketing, CCB Technology

Director, Channels and Operations, US Public Sector, Citrix

National Sales Manager - Distribution, Panasonic System Communications Company

Vice President, Services, Americas Partners, Cisco

Senior Director Channel, National Resellers, Kaspersky Lab North America

EVP Marketing, Sage

Director, Global Partner Marketing, Red Hat

Sr Vice President of Sales Operations & Vendor Programs, Sirius Computer Solutions

Global Alliance Director, Hewlett-Packard

WW Partner Programs Manager, F5 Networks

VP, Distinguished Analyst, Gartner

Vice President, WW Channels and Global Sales Operations, Aerohive Networks

Sr. Director, Channel Sales, LiveOps

National Accounts Manager, Arrow ECS, Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Chief Technology Officer, ConnectWise

Vice President, Enterprise Sales Printing and Personal Systems, Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co.

Director North American Sales, Reseller and Enterprise, ViewSonic

Vice President, Partner Services, VMware

Vice President, Channel Marketing, Global Convergence, Inc.

Director, Global Channel Operations & Enablement, RSA

Director, Americas Channel Enablement, Citrix

Director, Distribution Sales, North America, Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

Owner, CMIT Solutions of Erie

VP of Marketing, Faction

CEO, CMIT Solutions of Denver

Director, Government and Corporate Marketing, Sharp Electronics

Vice President of Marketing, D&H Distributing

Sr. Director, Global Partner Programs & Enablement, FireEye

Executive Director - Strategic Reach, AT&T Partner Exchange, AT&T

Vice President, Global Channel Sales, Nimble Storage

General Manager, Cloud Ecosystem and Developers, IBM

Vice President Global Partner Enablement, Red Hat

Director Worldwide Security Business Unit - Business Partner Success, IBM

Vice President, HP Marketing and Brand Strategy, Avnet Technology Solutions

Manager, Partner Sales Development, Americas Partner Development & Programs, Printing & Personal Systems (PPS), Hewlett-Packard

Senior Director, Americas Partner Marketing, Cisco

District Manager, Laserfiche

Senior Director, Global Partner Strategy and Operations, EMC

Channel Engagement Manager, Datto

Director, Channel Sales, F5 Networks

Director, Global Channel Enablement, Intel Security

Vice President, Global Marketing and Value Proposition, Xerox Corporation

Sr. Director, vCloud Air Network Technical Services, VMware

CIO / Director Global Cloud Channel Practice, GTB Technologies, Inc.

Vice President of Global Marketing, Digium, Inc.

Vice President, Global Channels and Alliances, Dell

Vice President of Global Channel Sales & Alliances, Ixia

Director, Worldwide Channel, Sales, Bit9 + Carbon Black

Senior Director, Customer Acquisition & Partner Marketing, MobileIron

Director of Channel Sales, Netelligent Corporation

Head of Business Development & Marketing, Prolifics

Vice President of Marketing, Maxta Inc.

Director of Channel Sales - West and Central US, Polycom

Vice President, Client Computing Group and General Manager, Channel Platforms and Operations, Intel

VP of Global Marketing and Product Management, MaintenanceNet, Inc.

Partner Marketing Manager, Google Cloud Platform, Google

VP, Global Partner Marketing, Qlik

Director, Channel Marketing, Barracuda Networks

Director of Sales - US Distribution, Tripp Lite

Director, Worldwide Channel Operations and Productivity, Citrix

President & CEO, Dasher Technologies

Director, Public Sector, Ruckus Wireless

Director, US Public Sector Partner Organization, VMware

Director of Channel Marketing, Fonality, Inc.

CMO and VP Channel Development, AppZero

Director, Channel Programs & Operations, RingCentral

Director of Channel Sales Operations, DataGravity

Director, Worldwide Channel Marketing at CTERA Networks, CTERA

Vice President & General Manager, Americas Commercial Channel, Hewlett-Packard

Sr. Director Global Partner Go-To-Market, VMware

Senior Director, Field and Partner Marketing, EMC

Sr. Channel Marketing Manager, Polycom

Director of Education, Fujitsu Computer Products of America

CEO, Towerwall, Inc

Senior Director Global Channel Marketing, VMware

CMO, WestconGroup

President Global Business Partners, North America, IBM

Senior Vice President, Worldwide Services Sales and Global Customer Success, Cisco

Finance Director, Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Inside Sales Manager - Central Region, Eaton

Director, ConnectWise Platform, ConnectWise

Senior Director of Marketing, Jenne, Inc.

VP, Corporate and Americas Human Resources (for most of 2014-Q1 2015, VP Strategy & Market), Avnet Technology Solutions

Senior Manager, Channel Marketing, Samsung Electronics America

Senior Director, Solution Provider Leader, VMware

US Channel Manager Managed Print Services, Hewlett-Packard

Partner Marketing Manager, Axcient

Specialist, Partner Program Management, CA Technologies

Vice President, WW Alliances & Channels, HP Big Data, Hewlett-Packard

Director Global Partner Marketing, Campaigns Marketing, VMware

Senior Vice President, Global Partner Organization, CA Technologies

Manager, Channel Marketing, Code42

Senior Director, Worldwide Services Partner Organization, Cisco

Executive Editor, The Channel Company

Channel Marketing Manager, Globalscape

VP Marketing, DynTek

Director, Americas Marketing, Arcserve

Director of Americas Channels, Raritan

CEO, Single-Sourcing Solutions

Vice President, IBM Channel Transformation & Operations, IBM

Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Alliances, Datalink Corporation

VP - Marketing, Pricing and Product Solutions, AT&T Partner Solutions, AT&T

Founder-President-CEO, XIOSS, Inc.

VP Channel Strategy and Tech Operations, Unify

Executive Director, Major Accounts, Ingram Micro U.S., Ingram Micro

Manager of Partner Development, Datto

Director North American Channel Sales DMR, Aruba Networks

Senior Vice President of Global Channels and International Sales, Adaptive Insights

CEO & Co-Founder, Blue Chip tek, Inc.

Global Channel Programs team lead, Google

Vice President of Marketing, Axcient

Director, Global Partner Program, CA Technologies

President, CEO, The Ergonomic Group

Sr. Director, Global Partner Strategy, Programs and Enablement, Extreme Networks

Senior Director, Public Sector Partner Organization, Cisco

Vice President, Global Partner Enablement, Global Partners and Alliances, Hitachi Data Systems

President, Strategic Mobility Group

Sr. Director, Worldwide Channel Sales, Adobe Systems

Owner, Secure Content Technologies

Channel Marketing Director, Americas, AVG Technologies

CMO, Gridstore

Director, Partner Experience, Sungard Availability Services

Director, Global Channel Strategy & Programs, Polycom

Vice President, Global Alliances and Channels, Flexera Software

Vice President, U.S. Marketing, SYNNEX Corporation

Vice President, WW Distribution, Enterprise Group, Hewlett-Packard

President & CEO, Avankia, LLC

Senior Director, Global Partner Marketing, VMware

CEO, Edge Solutions LLC

Senior Director, Solutions & Alliances Marketing, Sungard Availability Services

Senior Vice President, Industry Relations, CompTIA

VP Global Channel Strategy & NA Marketing & Channel Operation, Zebra

Senior Director Channel Marketing, CA Technologies

Sr. Mgr. Product Management, Insight

Director Partner Marketing and Programs, NaviSite

Chief Marketing Officer, Check Point Software Technologies

Area Vice President, CenturyLink

Vice President, Marketing, Riverbed Technology

Director of Sales, Major Accounts, Tech Data Corporation

Vice President, Worldwide Corporate Account and Partner Sales, Microsoft

Sales Director, Global Commercial Channel, Dell

Field Channel Account Manager, Northern California, Ruckus Wireless

Vice President, Worldwide Distribution Sales, Cisco

Director of Operations, CMIT Solutions of St. Charles/Chesterfield

Vice President of Sales, Capax Global

Vice President Distribution and Sales Strategy, Mitel Networks

Vice President Strategic Partnerships - Software, Insight

Business Development Manager - National Accounts, Intuit, Inc.

Sr. Manager - Collaboration Sales, Americas Partner Organization, Cisco

Manager, Field and Channel Marketing, F5 Networks

Head of Franchise/Co-Op and Emerging Industries, Google

Senior Director of World Wide Partner Marketing, FireEye

President, Certified NETS, Inc.

CEO, Huber & Associates

VP, Channels-Americas, Polycom

Channel Programs Manager, Intel Security

Business Development, Encore Technology Group

VP, Global Business Partner Channels, Global Technology Services, IBM

Director of Sales, National Accounts, ViewSonic

Chief Security Officer, Comm Solutions Company

Executive Vice President, Public Advocacy, CompTIA

Channel Development Manager, CDW, Tegile Systems, Inc.

Director of Worldwide Partner Programs, A10 Networks

Director of Partner Recruiting, Acumatica

Vice President of Channel Sales and Operations, MegaPath

President / CEO, Tech Cumulus

CFO, WestconGroup

Director of Global Channel Operations, BMC

Director of Finance, Par 4 Technology Group

Senior Director of Marketing, Ingram Micro

Director - Strategic Reach, AT&T Partner Solutions, AT&T

President and COO, NetGain Information Systems Company

Sr. Director, Channel Partner Program, Time Warner Cable Business Class

VP, Partner Go To Market Experience, Global Partner Organization, VMware

Owner, Clever Ducks

CEO, PKA Technologies

CHANNEL BUSINESS MANAGER, Polycom

District Manager, EMC

Director, Product Management, Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Partner Account Manager, Everbridge

Director, WW Distribution Strategy-HP Enterprise Group, Hewlett-Packard

Senior Director of Partner Programs, Fortinet

Director, Americas Print and Personal Systems Channel Marketing, Hewlett-Packard

Sr. Manager, Channel Marketing, Nimble Storage

Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, SGI

Vice President Global Partners and Channels, Progress

Senior Director, Global Channel Strategy & Programs, Polycom

Sr. Channel Marketing Manager, Bluebeam Software, Inc.

Manager, Marketing, Force 3

Director, Channel & Sales Enablement, Intacct

Director of Marketing, GTRI (Global Technology Resources, Inc.)

Director, Product Marketing, Insight

Director of Training and Implementation, Tigerpaw Software

Vice President, Global Channels, Sophos

Director, Channel Programs and Enablement, Brocade

VP, Americas Channel Sales, NetApp

President, CMIT Solutions of Stamford

CEO, iTalent Corporation

Vice President, Marketing, International Integrated Solutions

Director, IoE Software Alliances, Cisco

Global Vice President & General Manager, Business Intelligence, SAP

Director, Infor Partner Network, Infor

Director, WW OEM & Cloud Solutions Marketing, CommVault

Senior Director, Distribution & Channel Sales Operations, North America, Kaspersky Lab North America

Vice President, World Field and Channel, Sophos

Director, Systems Integrators, Citrix

Vice President of Operations, Nimbo

Chief Operating Officer, Huawei Enterprise USA

Vice President, Global Partner Marketing, Cisco

Managing Director, NWN Corporation

Channel Marketing Senior Consultant, Windstream

Director of Partner Programs, Nintex

Sr. Director, Channel Sales Enablement, Equinix

Worldwide Channel Development & Marketing, Citrix

Vice President of Partner Success, Intronis, Inc.

Sr. Channel Manager, West, Aruba Networks

Channel Marketing Manager, Unitrends

Area Vice President, Dimension Data Canada

CEO, Managed Maintenance

Senior Specialist, Channel Marketing, Sophos

Vice President of Customer Satisfaction and Operations, Axcient

Partner, The Channel Company

VP, Global Technology Services, U.S. Business Partner Channel, IBM

Director, Licensing and Software Asset Management, Long View

VP, NA Channel Sales, Sophos

Director, Partner Investments, VMware

VP Systems Hardware Channel, Sales and Partner Development, IBM

Global Vice President, Small and Midsize Enterprise, SAP

Vice President Worldwide Partner Programs, Marketing and Operations, Intel Security

Vice President, IBM Commerce Partnering & Alliances, IBM

Senior Marketing Programs Manager, Continuum Managed IT Services

Sr. Manager, Alliance & Channel Marketing - North America, Veeam Software

Vice President, Novacoast

Channel Marketing Director, ESET

President, AT&T Partner Solutions, AT&T

VP, Channels and Alliances, Sungard Availability Services

Channel Sales Manager, Ixia

Director of Partner Marketing, Fortinet

Vice President of International Operations and Business Development, Technology Intergration Group

Sr. Channel Development Marketing Manager, ESET

Director, PartnerWorld, IBM

Vice President, Technology Solutions Marketing, SYNNEX Corporation

Vice President, Global Marketing & Communications, CSPi Technology Solutions

Head of Premier SMB Partnerships, Channel Sales US, Google

President, Ener Systems, LLC

Global Director of Sales, Direct & Channel Markets, Kerio Technologies

Sr. Director, Strategic Partner Initiatives, Oracle

Director of Solutions Development and Sales Consultancy, Managed Maintenance

Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Symantec

Channel chief, Wasp Barcode Technologies

Senior Director, WW Channel Development & Activation, Avaya

Channel Operations Manager, Americas, Intel Security

President, Service800

CEO, SaaSMAX Corp.

VP, US Sales, Kingston Technology

Sr. Manager, Worldwide Channel Marketing, Webroot

EVP of North America, WestconGroup

Sr. Director, NA Channel Sales, Arcserve

Marketing Manager - Channel & Education, Acer

President & CEO, Acolyst

Senior Vice President / Co-Owner, Acolyst

VP, Supplier Business Management, Avnet Technology Solutions

President, CMIT Solutions of Monroe

Regional Vice President, North America Partner Organization, SAP

Chief Operations Officer, Novacoast

Channel Manager, STORServer, Inc.

Channel Sales Manager, Globalscape

Director, Commercial Sales, Epson America

Sr. Director, AMS Public Sector Channel, Symantec

Director --Sales Operations, AT&T Partner Solutions, AT&T

Executive Director, Advanced Solutions, Ingram Micro U.S., Ingram Micro

IPED Consultant, Researcher & Trainer, The Channel Company - IPED

Director, Channel Marketing, Intel Security

Sr. Director - Solution Providers, VMware

Vice President of Global & Strategic Alliances, NetApp

Director of Field and Channel Marketing, Fortinet

HP ESP Channel Director, Hewlett-Packard

IBM Cloud Chief Marketing Officer, IBM

Sr. Director, Partner Marketing & Communications, SAP

Senior Vice President, IT Americas, Tech Data Corporation

Director, Member Communities, CompTIA

Senior Manager, Inside Sales, Arrow Electronics, Inc.

President and Owner, CMIT Solutions of Fort Worth

Senior Director of Field Account Executives, SYNNEX Corporation

Executive Director Global Channel Sales, Verizon

Sr. Channel Sales Advisor, AppRiver

Group Vice President, Worldwide Alliances & Channels, Oracle

Director Northeast US Region, Absolute Software

CEO, MPG Management Associates Corp/ TeleDomani Inc.

Director, Partner Business Managers/Channel Sales Support, ShoreTel

Director, Worldwide Partner Program & Marketing, Teradici

Sr. Director, Distribution, Channel Programs & Operations, Citrix

Strategic Marketing Manager, ViaWest

Director, Training Services, Junction Solutions

Inside Sales Manager - Southeast Region, Eaton

Director of Operations, Laserfiche

Channel Sales Manager, Americas Etail and Distribution, Connected Data

National Sales Manager, MM Public Sector, Amazon Web Services

SVP, Operations, The Channel Company

CEO, CMIT Solutions of the Tri-Cities

Vice President, Channel Sales Americas, LogRhythm

Global Vice President, Indirect Channels, Cloud, SAP

National Channel Manager, Polycom

Commercial Channel Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft

Managing Director, Worldwide Channel Strategy and Development, Citrix

Senior Vice President, Events and Education, CompTIA

Marketing Manager, Evolve IP

Director, National Channel Partners, CA Technologies

President & CEO, The Launch Pad

Global Director, eCommerce Channel, APC by Schneider Electric

Director, WW Channel Marketing, Hexis Cyber Solutions

Sr. Director, Enterprise Partner Sales, HGST

Senior Solutions Consultant & Cloud Solutions Consultant, Zumasys

Global Director, Partner Experience Strategy, Cisco

Sr. Manager, Channel Programs & Operations, Guidance Software, Inc.

Vice President, Global Alliances, Infor

Vice President, NAM Channels & Global Channel Alliances, APC by Schneider Electric

Vice President & General Manager, Microserve

Director of Americas Field Marketing, Imperva

MarTech Chief, Verizon

Vendor Alliance Manager, LogicNow

Vice President, Cloud Ecosystems & Channels Marketing, SAP

General Manager, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft

Director, Global Channel Programs and Strategic Initiatives, EMC

Senior Vice President, Product Management, Intermedia.net, Inc.

President, PlanetOne Communications

Director, Marketing, Avnet Technology Solutions

Sr. Director, Global Partner Marketing, CA Technologies

Marketing Manager, Vembu Technologies

Director, Marketing, Unitrends

Global CMO, Bluewolf

Vice President, Business Execution, Managed Maintenance

Account Manager, Channels, nGenx

Executive Vice President, Patriot Technologies

Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales - Nexsan Storage Solutions, Imation

VP, Vertical Solutions and Proposition Management, Logicalis

VP Channel Development, eFolder

Senior Director, Worldwide Partner Programs and Development, Splunk

CEO, Davenport Group

President/CEO, Matrix Integration

Senior Director, Product Management, SYNNEX Corporation

Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Asigra

Vice President, Operations & Finance, International Integrated Solutions

Director of Marketing, Americas, Sophos

Director, VAR Channel Sales, Kaspersky Lab North America

Director of Channel, Computers and Tablets, Scanner, DMR, Panasonic System Communications Company

AVP - Marketing & Pricing, AT&T Partner Solutions, AT&T

Co-Founder & VP Product Development, TeleSign

Senior Channel Marketing Manager, Connected Data

Marketing Director, CharTec

Director, Global Channel Marketing, Seagate

Vice President, Global Channel Marketing & SME, SAP

VP, Services, eGroup

Sr. Director, Americas Channel Sales, Citrix

Director, Business Partner Marketing, IBM

Senior Vice President, Partner Programs, Salesforce

Sr. Director, Channel Marketing, Nutanix

Sr. Channel Sales Manager, Adobe Systems

VP Worldwide Channel Programs and Sales Enablement, Shoretel

Director Channel Development, ADTRAN, Inc.

Marketing Programs Manager, Rackspace

Vice President, Product Management, CONVERGESolv Secure Networking Group, SYNNEX Corporation

North America Director of Channel Marketing, Alliances & Programs, level 3

VP, Americas Channels, Riverbed Technology

Senior Director, Distributor and Commercial Parter Sales, Juniper Networks

Vice President, Partner Marketing, Salesforce

Sr. Global Channel Marketing Manager, F5 Networks

Global Head of Channel Operations, Palo Alto Networks

Channel Chief, EarthLink

Vice President Global Channels, Gemalto

President, CMIT Solutions of Hollywood

WW VP Go To Market Technology Services, Hewlett-Packard

Director, Channel Marketing, Symantec

Director, Channel Sales EMEA - HP Software, Hewlett-Packard

Business Development, Global Partner Organization, VMware

Research Director & Sr. Consultant, The Channel Company - IPED

Vice President, Public Sector, Technology Integration Group

Channel Marketing Manager, Acer

Director of Channel Sales, North America, ScaleArc

Director of Channel Sales, East, Sophos

Director, NA Distribution Marketing, Dell

Director of Channel Marketing and Communications, APC by Schneider Electric

Vice President, Channel Strategy, Riverbed Technology

Senior Manager, Global Partner Marketing, Splunk

Director DMR Channels, ShoreTel

Global Managing Alliance Sales Director, Hewlett-Packard

Director of Marketing - US Channel, Tripp Lite

Value Solutions North America Marketing Leader, Dassault Systemes

Director of Sales, WTG

President, CMIT Solutions Silicon Valley

Senior Vice President, Broadview Networks

Senior Director, Indirect Channel Management, Comcast Business

Director, Global Partner Marketing, Zerto

Vice President, North America Channel and Service Providers, Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

Director, Global Distribution, VMware

Marketing Director, Dell

Director, Solution Provider Business Development, VMware

Director of Channel Development, eFolder

Senior Director, Marketing - Global Partner Organization, CA Technologies

President, GWA Business Solutions Canada Inc.

Director of North America Channel Marketing & Programs, Dell

Director, Partner Business Managers, Shoretel

Director, Commercial and Partner Business, VMware Canada

Vice President, Cisco Alliance, Dimension Data

General Manager, Software and Solutions Sales, Zones, Inc.

Director of Technical Marketing, Midokura

Vice President, Solutions Sales, HP Solutions, Avnet Technology Solutions

Vice President, Global Channels, A10 Networks

Director, Channel and Field Marketing, Violin Memory

Vice President of Product and Technical Services, Continuum Managed IT Services

Senior Channel Sales Manager, Revolabs

Director of Product and Channel Marketing, Toshiba America Information Systems