Erik Young is the Vice President of Channel Sales at Thrive and is responsible for the success of Thrive’s Partner Program from onboarding, client engagement, and management of the channel partner sales team and support team.
Erik joined the Thrive team in 2017 and has been the driving force behind the company’s channel growth. In 2019 & 2021, he was named to the prestigious CRN Channel Chiefs list, recognizing leading IT channel vendor executives who continually demonstrate outstanding leadership, influence, innovation, and growth.
Erik also worked for Access Northeast, Xand, and TierPoint. He is passionate about bringing Security, Cloud Hosting, Disaster Recovery, Backup, and End-User Support to a central orchestrator, which is a true benefit for any sized client.
Erik is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island and holds several VMWare, Azure, and other industry certifications.
Current role
Vice President Of Solution Sales & Technology at Microsoft
VP Of Strategic Sales - Dell Technologies at Nvidia
Senior Director – North America Sales Strategy, Planning & Operations at Dell Technologies
Director, Advertising Sales & Brand Partnerships - Automotive & CPG (food / Bev) at Netflix
Vice President Enablement | Operations | Inside Sales Strategy | Exec Briefing Center | Lead Mgmt at Nvidia
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