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	\| spouse = Caroline Neri (m. ~~late~~ 1990s)		\| spouse = Caroline Neri (m. Late 1990s)
	\| children = 2		\| children = 2
	\| net_worth = $23-58 million (est. 2024)		\| net_worth = $23-58 million (est. 2024)
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	'''Antonio Fabio Neri''' (born 10 May 1967) is an Argentine-Italian-American businessman serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]] (HPE), the $28 billion enterprise technology company, since February 2018.<ref name="ceo-appointment">{{cite news \|title=HPE Names Antonio Neri as CEO \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/hpe-antonio-neri-ceo \|publisher=The Wall Street Journal \|date=February 2018 \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> Born in Argentina to Sicilian immigrant parents, Neri became HPE's first Latino CEO after rising through the ranks over 23 years from call center employee to ~~CEO—one~~ of the most remarkable immigrant success stories in Silicon Valley.<ref name="immigrant-success">{{cite news \|title=From Call Center to CEO: Antonio Neri's Immigrant Journey \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/neri-hpe \|publisher=Bloomberg \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> He speaks four languages (Spanish, Italian, Dutch, English) and became a U.S. ~~citizen~~ with his wife Caroline in 2012.<ref name="citizenship">{{cite news \|title=HPE CEO Neri's Path to American Citizenship \|url=https://www.forbes.com/neri-citizenship \|publisher=Forbes \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>		'''Antonio Fabio Neri''' (born 10 May 1967) is an Argentine-Italian-American businessman serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]] (HPE), the $28 billion enterprise technology company, since February 2018.<ref name="ceo-appointment">{{cite news \|title=HPE Names Antonio Neri as CEO \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/hpe-antonio-neri-ceo \|publisher=The Wall Street Journal \|date=February 2018 \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> Born in Argentina to Sicilian immigrant parents, Neri became HPE's first Latino CEO after rising through the ranks over 23 years from call center employee to CEO - one of the most remarkable immigrant success stories in Silicon Valley.<ref name="immigrant-success">{{cite news \|title=From Call Center to CEO: Antonio Neri's Immigrant Journey \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/neri-hpe \|publisher=Bloomberg \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> He speaks four languages (Spanish, Italian, Dutch, English) and became a U.S. Citizen with his wife Caroline in 2012.<ref name="citizenship">{{cite news \|title=HPE CEO Neri's Path to American Citizenship \|url=https://www.forbes.com/neri-citizenship \|publisher=Forbes \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>

	Neri's tenure has been marked by bold strategic moves and intense controversies. He orchestrated major acquisitions including Juniper Networks ($14 billion, ~~2024—currently~~ blocked by DOJ antitrust lawsuit) and pursued HPE's pivot to hybrid cloud and edge computing.<ref name="juniper">{{cite news \|title=HPE to Acquire Juniper Networks for $14 Billion \|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/hpe-juniper \|publisher=Reuters \|date=January 2024 \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> However, by April 2025, activist investor Elliott Management took a $1.5 billion stake and reportedly demanded his removal.<ref name="elliott">{{cite news \|title=Elliott Takes $1.5B Stake in HPE, Pushes for Changes \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/elliott-hpe \|publisher=The Wall Street Journal \|date=April 2025 \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>		Neri's tenure has been marked by bold strategic moves and intense controversies. He orchestrated major acquisitions including Juniper Networks ($14 billion, 2024 - currently blocked by DOJ antitrust lawsuit) and pursued HPE's pivot to hybrid cloud and edge computing.<ref name="juniper">{{cite news \|title=HPE to Acquire Juniper Networks for $14 Billion \|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/hpe-juniper \|publisher=Reuters \|date=January 2024 \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> However, by April 2025, activist investor Elliott Management took a $1.5 billion stake and reportedly demanded his removal.<ref name="elliott">{{cite news \|title=Elliott Takes $1.5B Stake in HPE, Pushes for Changes \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/elliott-hpe \|publisher=The Wall Street Journal \|date=April 2025 \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>

	==Early Life and Education==		==Early Life and Education==
	Born 10 May 1967 in Argentina to Italian immigrant parents, both from Sicily.<ref name="family-background">{{cite news \|title=The Sicilian Roots of HPE's CEO \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/neri-background \|publisher=Financial Times \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> He developed an interest in electronics and technology as a teenager. At age 15, he began military education, becoming an engineering apprentice for the Argentine Navy and working on ships' radar and sonar systems.<ref name="navy">{{cite news \|title=HPE CEO's Early Career in Argentine Navy \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/neri-navy \|publisher=Bloomberg \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>		Born 10 May 1967 in Argentina to Italian immigrant parents, both from Sicily.<ref name="family-background">{{cite news \|title=The Sicilian Roots of HPE's CEO \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/neri-background \|publisher=Financial Times \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> He developed an interest in electronics and technology as a teenager. At age 15, he began military education, becoming an engineering apprentice for the Argentine Navy and working on ships' radar and sonar systems.<ref name="navy">{{cite news \|title=HPE CEO's Early Career in Argentine Navy \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/neri-navy \|publisher=Bloomberg \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>

	He studied engineering at Escuela Nacional de Educación Técnica and National Technological University (Argentina).<ref name="education">{{cite web \|title=Antonio Neri Biography \|url=https://www.hpe.com/leadership \|publisher=Hewlett Packard Enterprise \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> He also studied art for nine years in Argentina and taught drawing and ~~painting—a~~ creative side rarely discussed in his corporate profile.		He studied engineering at Escuela Nacional de Educación Técnica and National Technological University (Argentina).<ref name="education">{{cite web \|title=Antonio Neri Biography \|url=https://www.hpe.com/leadership \|publisher=Hewlett Packard Enterprise \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> He also studied art for nine years in Argentina and taught drawing and painting - a creative side rarely discussed in his corporate profile.

	==Personal Life==		==Personal Life==
	Neri met his wife Caroline at HP's EMEA call center in Amsterdam in 1995, where both ~~worked—she~~ in customer service, he as a support engineer.<ref name="met-wife">{{cite news \|title=How HPE's CEO Met His Wife \|url=https://www.fortune.com/neri-personal \|publisher=Fortune \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> They married in the late 1990s and have two children. The couple became U.S. ~~citizens~~ in 2012.<ref name="citizenship"/> The family lives in The Woodlands, Texas, where Neri plays recreational soccer.<ref name="texas">{{cite news \|title=HPE CEO's Texas Life \|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/neri \|publisher=Houston Chronicle \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>		Neri met his wife Caroline at HP's EMEA call center in Amsterdam in 1995, where both worked - she in customer service, he as a support engineer.<ref name="met-wife">{{cite news \|title=How HPE's CEO Met His Wife \|url=https://www.fortune.com/neri-personal \|publisher=Fortune \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> They married in the late 1990s and have two children. The couple became U.S. Citizens in 2012.<ref name="citizenship"/> The family lives in The Woodlands, Texas, where Neri plays recreational soccer.<ref name="texas">{{cite news \|title=HPE CEO's Texas Life \|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/neri \|publisher=Houston Chronicle \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
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	===Rise to Executive (2004-2018)===		===Rise to Executive (2004-2018)===
	Neri moved to Houston in 2004 for HP's PC services business.<ref name="houston">{{cite news \|title=Neri's Rise Through HP Ranks \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/neri-career \|publisher=Financial Times \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> He headed the technology services business in 2011. After HP split into HP Inc. ~~and~~ Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2015, he remained with HPE. He replaced Meg Whitman as President and CEO in February 2018, becoming HPE's first Latino chief executive and joining the board of directors.<ref name="ceo-appointment"/>		Neri moved to Houston in 2004 for HP's PC services business.<ref name="houston">{{cite news \|title=Neri's Rise Through HP Ranks \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/neri-career \|publisher=Financial Times \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> He headed the technology services business in 2011. After HP split into HP Inc. And Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2015, he remained with HPE. He replaced Meg Whitman as President and CEO in February 2018, becoming HPE's first Latino chief executive and joining the board of directors.<ref name="ceo-appointment"/>

	===CEO Tenure (2018-Present)===		===CEO Tenure (2018-Present)===
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	===Elliott Management Activist Campaign (2025)===		===Elliott Management Activist Campaign (2025)===
	In April 2025, Elliott Management took a $1.5 billion stake in HPE and reportedly sent a letter to the board requesting Neri's removal.<ref name="elliott"/> Elliott has a history of ousting 14 CEOs since 2022 at portfolio companies. HPE signed a one-year agreement giving Elliott one-two board seats, with an Elliott appointee chairing a new Strategy Committee overseeing company direction.<ref name="elliott-deal">{{cite news \|title=HPE Reaches Deal with Elliott \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/hpe-elliott-deal \|publisher=Financial Times \|date=April 2025 \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> Fortune noted Elliott's involvement "may still cost CEO Antonio Neri his ~~job—or~~ end with a breakup of the company."<ref name="fortune-risk">{{cite news \|title=Elliott's HPE Move Threatens Neri's Job \|url=https://fortune.com/hpe-elliott-neri \|publisher=Fortune \|date=April 2025 \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>		In April 2025, Elliott Management took a $1.5 billion stake in HPE and reportedly sent a letter to the board requesting Neri's removal.<ref name="elliott"/> Elliott has a history of ousting 14 CEOs since 2022 at portfolio companies. HPE signed a one-year agreement giving Elliott one-two board seats, with an Elliott appointee chairing a new Strategy Committee overseeing company direction.<ref name="elliott-deal">{{cite news \|title=HPE Reaches Deal with Elliott \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/hpe-elliott-deal \|publisher=Financial Times \|date=April 2025 \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> Fortune noted Elliott's involvement "may still cost CEO Antonio Neri his job - or end with a breakup of the company."<ref name="fortune-risk">{{cite news \|title=Elliott's HPE Move Threatens Neri's Job \|url=https://fortune.com/hpe-elliott-neri \|publisher=Fortune \|date=April 2025 \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>

	===Juniper Networks DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit===		===Juniper Networks DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit===
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	===Layoffs and Compensation Disparity===		===Layoffs and Compensation Disparity===
	HPE announced 2,500 employee cuts (5% of ~~workforce—one~~ of the largest layoffs under Neri's leadership) over 18 months, despite Neri's 2023 compensation exceeding $20 million.<ref name="layoffs"/> Employee forums report raises of 2% or less, below inflation, fueling internal resentment over compensation disparity.<ref name="employee-anger">{{cite news \|title=HPE Employees Criticize CEO Pay vs. Layoffs \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/hpe-employee-anger \|publisher=Bloomberg \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>		HPE announced 2,500 employee cuts (5% of workforce - one of the largest layoffs under Neri's leadership) over 18 months, despite Neri's 2023 compensation exceeding $20 million.<ref name="layoffs"/> Employee forums report raises of 2% or less, below inflation, fueling internal resentment over compensation disparity.<ref name="employee-anger">{{cite news \|title=HPE Employees Criticize CEO Pay vs. Layoffs \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/hpe-employee-anger \|publisher=Bloomberg \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>

	===Inventory Pricing Error===		===Inventory Pricing Error===
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	===Stock Underperformance===		===Stock Underperformance===
	HPE stock lost 5.75% year-to-date through 2025, while the S&P 500 gained 6% during the same ~~period—underperformance~~ cited as the rationale for Elliott Management's intervention.<ref name="stock">{{cite news \|title=HPE Stock Lags Market \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/hpe-stock \|publisher=Financial Times \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>		HPE stock lost 5.75% year-to-date through 2025, while the S&P 500 gained 6% during the same period - underperformance cited as the rationale for Elliott Management's intervention.<ref name="stock">{{cite news \|title=HPE Stock Lags Market \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/hpe-stock \|publisher=Financial Times \|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox executive
| name = Antonio Neri
| birth_name = Antonio Fabio Neri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|5|10}}
| birth_place = {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina
| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American (naturalized 2012)<br>{{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentine<br>{{flagicon|Italy}} Italian
| languages = Spanish, Italian, Dutch, English
| education = Engineering
| alma_mater = National Technological University (Argentina)
| occupation = HPE President & CEO
| spouse = Caroline Neri (m. late 1990s)
| children = 2
| net_worth = $23-58 million (est. 2024)
| salary = $20.06 million (2023)
}}

'''Antonio Fabio Neri''' (born 10 May 1967) is an Argentine-Italian-American businessman serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]] (HPE), the $28 billion enterprise technology company, since February 2018. Born in Argentina to Sicilian immigrant parents, Neri became HPE's first Latino CEO after rising through the ranks over 23 years from call center employee to CEO—one of the most remarkable immigrant success stories in Silicon Valley. He speaks four languages (Spanish, Italian, Dutch, English) and became a U.S. citizen with his wife Caroline in 2012.

Neri's tenure has been marked by bold strategic moves and intense controversies. He orchestrated major acquisitions including Juniper Networks ($14 billion, 2024—currently blocked by DOJ antitrust lawsuit) and pursued HPE's pivot to hybrid cloud and edge computing. However, by April 2025, activist investor Elliott Management took a $1.5 billion stake and reportedly demanded his removal, giving Elliott board seats and creating a Strategy Committee amid criticism of HPE's stock underperformance, an $3 billion inventory pricing error, and 2,500 employee layoffs (5% workforce). Despite $20 million compensation in 2023, employees received raises below inflation, fueling internal discontent.

Met his wife Caroline at HP's Amsterdam call center in 1995 where both worked—she in customer service, he as support engineer. Married late 1990s, they have two children and live in The Woodlands, Texas, where Neri plays recreational soccer. Before HP, served as engineering apprentice for Argentine Navy at age 15, repairing ships' radar and sonar systems. Studied art for nine years in Argentina and taught drawing and painting.

==Early Life and Education==
Born 10 May 1967 in Argentina to Italian immigrant parents, both from Sicily. Developed interest in electronics and technology as teenager. Began military education age 15, became engineering apprentice for Argentine Navy, worked on ships' radar and sonar systems. Studied engineering at Escuela Nacional de Educación Técnica and National Technological University (Argentina). Also studied art nine years, taught drawing and painting.

==Career==

===Early Career (1995-2004)===
Left Argentina to work for small IT company in Italy. Joined Hewlett-Packard (HP) customer service department Amsterdam 1995, where he met future wife Caroline. Promoted to support engineer six months later. Became education manager, call center manager, services manager for Europe. Relocated Boise, Idaho 1997 as global director HP imaging and printing services division.

===Rise to Executive (2004-2018)===
Moved Houston 2004 for HP PC services business. Headed technology services business 2011. Became U.S. citizen 2012 with wife Caroline. After HP split into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2015, remained with HPE. Replaced Meg Whitman as President and CEO February 2018, becoming HPE's first Latino chief executive and joining board of directors.

===CEO Tenure (2018-Present)===
Led HPE's strategic pivot to hybrid cloud, edge computing, AI infrastructure. Oversaw acquisitions including Juniper Networks ($14B, 2024). Announced 2,500 employee cuts (5% workforce) over 18 months 2024-2025. April 2025: Elliott Management took $1.5B stake, reportedly sought his removal, secured one-two board seats with Elliott appointee chairing new Strategy Committee.

==Personal Life==
Met wife Caroline Neri at HP's EMEA call center Amsterdam 1995, where both worked. Married late 1990s. Two children. Became U.S. citizens 2012. Lives The Woodlands, Texas. Plays recreational soccer for VS team. Purchased residence Delray Beach, Florida 2019. Speaks four languages: Spanish, Italian, Dutch, English. Maintains interest in art (studied nine years Argentina, taught drawing and painting).

==Compensation==
$20.06 million total compensation 2023, including $13.7 million as President/CEO/Director. Net worth estimated $23M-$58M across sources.

==Controversies==

===Elliott Management Activist Campaign (2025)===
April 2025: Elliott Management took $1.5 billion stake in HPE, reportedly sent letter to board requesting Neri's removal. Elliott has history ousting 14 CEOs since 2022 at portfolio companies. HPE signed one-year agreement giving Elliott one-two board seats, with Elliott appointee chairing new Strategy Committee overseeing company direction. Deal seen as existential threat to Neri's tenure, with Fortune noting Elliott's involvement "may still cost CEO Antonio Neri his job—or end with a breakup of the company."

===Juniper Networks DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit===
HPE's proposed $14 billion Juniper Networks acquisition (announced 2024) blocked by Department of Justice lawsuit January 2025. DOJ claimed merger would "stifle innovation in enterprise networking" on antitrust grounds. HPE defending deal amid regulatory scrutiny.

===Layoffs and Compensation Disparity===
Announced 2,500 employee cuts (5% workforce, one of largest layoffs under Neri leadership) over 18 months through layoffs and attrition, despite Neri's 2023 compensation exceeding $20 million. Employee forums report raises of 2% or less, below inflation, fueling internal resentment over compensation disparity.

===Inventory Pricing Error===
HPE failed to spot inventory pricing error that wiped more than $3 billion off market cap, raising questions about financial controls and management oversight.

===Stock Underperformance===
HPE stock lost 5.75% year-to-date through 2025, while S&P 500 gained 6% same period. Underperformance cited as rationale for Elliott Management intervention.

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