Erik Young

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.