Cybersecurity-specialized NextGen VAR recognized at CrowdStrike’s Americas Partner Symposium for technical leadership and customer outcomes with the CrowdStrike Falcon cybersecurity platform
AUSTIN, Texas and AMER Partner Symposium, MIAMI, Florida – May 6, 2026 – Consortium, a NextGen VAR resetting the standard for how organizations protect and enable their business, today announced at CrowdStrike's Americas Partner Symposium that it was named the 2026 CrowdStrike Americas Technical Champion of the Year. Consortium was selected for its ability to deliver comprehensive customer protection with the CrowdStrike Falcon® cybersecurity platform.
The award recognizes Consortium’s investment in technical depth across the Falcon platform, spanning deployment, integration, and operationalization, and its ability to translate that expertise into customer security outcomes. Consortium’s CrowdStrike Center of Excellence (COE), led by Kenny Rogers, Senior Manager, CrowdStrike Solutions, Consortium, has driven platform adoption, technical enablement, and sustained customer success across its client base.
“This recognition reflects the work our CrowdStrike team puts in every day,” said Nate Ungerott, CEO, Consortium. “Our customers don’t need another partner that simply sells the platform, they need one that helps them realize its full value. That’s what we’ve built, and what this award represents. We’re proud to be part of the CrowdStrike ecosystem and look forward to our continued collaboration to stop breaches.”
CrowdStrike’s invite-only Americas Partner Symposium brings together industry-leading partners to unlock new opportunities, accelerate growth, and help customers consolidate security investments on the Falcon platform. The awards program recognizes CrowdStrike’s top partners that deliver innovation and business outcomes with the Falcon platform, exceed revenue expectations, and build successful customer relationships.
“Our partners are critical to how we deliver outcomes for customers, and Consortium stands out for the depth of their technical expertise,” said Amanda Adams, SVP, Global Alliances, CrowdStrike. “Through their CrowdStrike Center of Excellence, they’ve built a practice that helps customers get more value from the Falcon platform and drive meaningful security outcomes. We’re proud to recognize Consortium as our Americas Technical Champion of the Year and look forward to continuing our work together across the ecosystem.”
To learn more about the CrowdStrike Accelerate Partner Program, visit crowdstrike.com/partners.
About Consortium
Consortium is a cybersecurity specialist firm combining strategic advisory, vendor-agnostic procurement, and concierge-level support into a single, client-centric model. Consortium unifies holistic security strategy, proactive risk management, and simplified vendor oversight to deliver measurable business outcomes for enterprise organizations. Leveraging its proprietary Metrics that Matter® (MTM®) platform, Consortium translates technical security data into business-ready insights—empowering executives and boards to make informed, financially grounded decisions while continuously improving security posture. Consortium’s Artificial Intelligence Risk Navigator (AIRN) extends that capability into AI security, providing organizations with an architecture-aware framework to assess GenAI risk, navigate NIST, OWASP, and MITRE guidance, and identify the right vendor mix—maximizing existing platform investments before recommending new ones. Together, these capabilities reset the standard for how organizations protect and enable their business. For more information, visit consortium.net.