Howard M. Cohen has been a senior executive in some of the most highly reputed channel partner organizations in the IT industry for more than 27 years. During that time he has managed every facet of a channel partner business including sales, marketing, professional services, operations, and channel partner management.
An experienced strategist and program designer, Howard has served on many advisory councils including IBM Service Advisory Council, HP Service Executive Council, Compaq Service Executive Council, Apple Service Advisory Council, NEC Advisory Council, Citrix Platinum Partner Council, Ingram Micro Service Network—Board of Directors, Microsoft VAR Leadership Council, and the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP)
Communications Chair—U.S. Board of Directors/President—NYC Chapter.
Howard has also been instrumental in helping manufacturers improve their channel partner programs, and in helping channel partners take fuller advantage of them. His experience ranges from sales and marketing to technology consulting to service operations—literally every facet of an IT business—and his consulting spans this same broad skill set.