# Antonio Neri

> Antonio Neri is the Argentina-born president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a role he assumed in February 2018 after advancing through HP and HPE services, server, networking, and enterprise leadership positions. His background combines practical electronics, customer support, and art education; his leadership has centered on GreenLake, hybrid cloud, networking, and AI infrastructure.

- **Role:** President & Chief Executive Officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- **Organizations:** Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hewlett-Packard, World Economic Forum International Business Council, Business Roundtable Technology Committee
- **From:** Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- **Nationality:** Argentine and American
- **Education:** Engineering degree, as described in HPE’s current biography, Escuela Técnica Industrial, Argentina, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Argentina
- **Known for:** Advanced from customer support to president and CEO within HP and HPE., Championed GreenLake and a broader shift toward consumption-based enterprise IT., Led HPE during the delivery of the Frontier exascale supercomputer, built in collaboration with Oak Ridge and AMD.

## Career timeline

- **1980s** — Studied and worked as a civilian apprentice repairing naval radar and sonar in Argentina.
- **1995** — Began working in HP customer support in Amsterdam, according to his own account and HP’s historical biography.
- **1997** — Moved to Boise for imaging and printing services work.
- **2004** — Moved to Houston for HP’s PC services business.
- **2011** — Became head of HP Technology Services.
- **2013** — Became leader of HP Servers.
- **2014** — Led HP Networking concurrently, then the Enterprise Group.
- **2015** — Led HPE’s Enterprise Group following HP’s separation.
- **2017** — Became president of HPE.
- **2018** — Succeeded Meg Whitman as CEO on February 1.
- **2019** — Announced HPE’s plan to offer its portfolio as a service by 2022.
- **2022** — HPE-built Frontier crossed the exascale threshold at Oak Ridge.
- **2024** — Announced expanded NVIDIA collaboration at HPE Discover; received a Ripple of Hope Award.
- **2025** — HPE completed the acquisition of Juniper Networks on July 2.

## Achievements

- Advanced from customer support to president and CEO within HP and HPE.
- Championed GreenLake and a broader shift toward consumption-based enterprise IT.
- Led HPE during the delivery of the Frontier exascale supercomputer, built in collaboration with Oak Ridge and AMD.
- Led HPE through the completed acquisition of Juniper Networks.
- Received the 2024 Ripple of Hope Award from Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — HPE reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $12.2 billion, up 34% year over year; Neri described AI as a multi-year growth driver.
- **2026-06** — Delivered HPE Discover keynote in Las Vegas, with networking and AI infrastructure central to the presentation.
- **2026-01** — Published an argument for distributed, hybrid AI architecture and digital sovereignty.
- **2025-07** — HPE completed its Juniper Networks acquisition.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/leadership/antonio-neri.html
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-neri-hpe/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/AntonioNeri_HPE

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Last updated: 2026-10-21