Kara Trovato of Delinea Recognized on the Prestigious 2025 CRN® Channel Chiefs List
Justin Ordman
San Francisco, CA – February 3, 2025 – Delinea, a pioneering provider of solutions for securing human and nonhuman identities through centralized authorization, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Kara Trovato, vice president of Channel Sales, to the prestigious 2025 CRN® Channel Chiefs list, which recognizes the IT vendor and distribution executives who are driving strategy and setting the channel agenda for their companies.
Trovato is a Channel Leader with a proven record of strategic leadership and a deep understanding of the evolving partner ecosystem. Her career is marked by her commitment to building collaborative partnerships, driving revenue growth, and championing Zero Trust principles. Over the past year, Trovato launched several high-impact partner programs that delivered double-digit growth across key segments, including 20% YoY growth among Delinea Platinum Partners, and reinforced the foundation for long-term success.
“We couldn’t be prouder of Kara for this well-deserved distinction as a 2025 CRN Channel Chief,” said Chris Kelly, president of GTM at Delinea. “At a time when organizations are struggling to manage the growing number of human and non-human identities in the enterprise, Kara has been a North Star for our partners. Her approach to channel management emphasizes long-term partnership growth, ensuring her partners are well-equipped to meet evolving customer demands and capitalize on new market opportunities.”
In 2024, Trovato’s team launched the Delinea Partner Success Accelerator – a transformative initiative designed to empower channel partners with specialized resources, training, and support in Privileged Access Management (PAM). The Accelerator introduced a series of PAM-specific enablement tracks, including technical workshops, on-demand certification programs, and tailored market insights. Partners who engaged in the Accelerator reported a 35% increase in successful PAM engagements and expanded market reach, leading to significant growth.
The Channel Chiefs list, released annually by CRN, showcases the top leaders throughout the IT channel ecosystem who work tirelessly to ensure mutual success with their partners and customers.
“This year’s honorees exemplify dedication, innovation, and leadership that supports solution provider success and fosters growth across the channel,” said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. Content, and Executive Editor, CRN, at The Channel Company. “Each of these exceptional leaders has made a lasting channel impact by championing partnerships and designing creative strategies that get results. They’ve set a high bar in the channel, and we’re thrilled to recognize their standout achievements.”
CRN’s 2025 Channel Chiefs list will be featured in the February 2025 print issue of CRN® Magazine and online beginning February 3rd at www.CRN.com/ChannelChiefs.
To learn more about Delinea’s partner program and become a partner, visit www.delinea.com/partners
About Delinea
Delinea is a pioneer in securing identities through centralized authorization, making organizations more secure by seamlessly governing their interactions across the modern enterprise. Delinea allows organizations to apply context and intelligence throughout the identity lifecycle across cloud and traditional infrastructure, data, and SaaS applications to eliminate identity-related threats. With intelligent authorization, Delinea provides the only platform that enables you to discover all identities, assign appropriate access levels, detect irregularities, and immediately respond to identity threats in real-time. Delinea accelerates your teams’ adoption by deploying in weeks, not months, and makes them more productive by requiring 90% fewer resources to manage than the nearest competitor. With a guaranteed 99.99% uptime, the Delinea Platform is the most reliable identity security solution available. Learn more about Delinea on delinea.com, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.
About The Channel Company
The Channel Company (TCC) is the global leader in channel growth for the world’s top technology brands. We accelerate success across strategic channels for tech vendors, solution providers, and end users with premier media brands, integrated marketing and event services, strategic consulting, and exclusive market and audience insights. TCC is a portfolio company of investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, a New York City-based private equity firm. For more information, visit thechannelco.com.
