CrowdStrike’s CEO George Kurtz to Defend Pirelli World Challenge GTSA Championship with Audi in 2018
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OFFICIAL SERIES SPONSOR AND
CYBERSECURITY PROVIDER FOR
PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE
A WINNING TEAM
CROWDSTRIKE IS WINNING ON THE TRACK AND AGAINST CYBERATTACKS
CrowdStrike® CEO and Co-Founder George Kurtz likes to win – in business and on the track. As the returning 2017 Pirelli World Challenge GTSA Champion, George is back for another run at the title in 2018 driving a brand-new Audi R8 LMS GT4. George is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for performance, whether he’s competing on the Formula 3 racing circuit or building world-class technology companies. At CrowdStrike, George is driven to deliver groundbreaking technology and services to protect companies around the globe from cyberattacks and eCrime. The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform delivers best-of-breed endpoint protection with unrivaled speed and performance to stop adversaries in their tracks.
George Kurtz has merged his commitment to protect customers from cyberattacks with his passion for car racing. These overlapping interests have culminated in a series of all-inclusive CXO Summit race weekends, hosted by CrowdStrike in partnership with Amazon Web Services. The event focuses on sharing cybersecurity trends and insights, peer-to-peer exchange of ideas, while also experiencing the thrill of a VIP racing event. If you are interested in learning more about the CrowdStrike CXO Summits, please email
CrowdStrikeRacing@crowdstrike.com
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I’ve known George for quite sometime and it’s been amazing watching the start and tremendous growth of CrowdStrike in such a short period of time. They are unique and a world class organisation.
Zak Brown
EXECUTIVE Director
McLaren Technology Group Limited
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CROWDSTRIKE IS THE OFFICIAL SERIES SPONSOR AND CYBERSECURITY PROVIDER FOR THE
Pirelli World Challenge
"WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE CROWDSTRIKE JOIN US AS AN OFFICIAL SERIES SPONSOR AND AS OUR OFFICIAL CYBER SECURITY PROVIDER. THEIR PROVEN TRACK RECORD BRINGS US PEACE OF MIND FOR OUR CLOUD SECURITY NEEDS, AND WE’RE PROUD THEY’VE CHOSEN THE PWC AS A PLATFORM TO HOST THEIR EXECUTIVE SUMMIT EVENTS THIS SEASON."
S. Greg Gill
President-CEO
WC Vision | Pirelli World Challenge Championships
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George Kurtz
As an avid race car enthusiast, Kurtz has been racing competitively since 2009. He started his racing career in the Radical Cup series in the high-downforce SR3 class. Over his racing career, Kurtz has raced across the U.S. and Canada at many of the most iconic tracks. With over 100 races and many podiums to his credit, Kurtz won the SR3 Radical Cup championship in 2012. In addition to sprint racing, Kurtz often participates in many of the most grueling endurance races and captured the E-SR class win for the 2012 and 2017 25 Hours of Thunderhill. In 2017, Kurtz won the PWC GTSA championship with nine total wins for the season and several other podiums. Kurtz has blended his passion for racing with his dedication to building world class companies. As a serial entrepreneur, Kurtz co-founded his second company CrowdStrike. As the company’s CEO, he is focused on driving a high-performance team to help secure the planet from cyberattacks.
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Colin Braun
At only 29 years old, professional race car driver Colin Braun already has a remarkable 24 years of racing experience under his belt. A native of Ovalo, Texas, Colin grew up in a racing family, and from the beginning, there was little doubt about the direction of Colin’s career path. From his days winning in Quarter Midgets all the way to winning in NASCAR and Sports Cars, Colin has consistently demonstrated his speed, experience, and maturity.
What makes Colin’s 24 years of racing experience unique is that he has driven essentially everything with four wheels and an engine. From openwheel cars and sports cars to the NASCAR Truck and Nationwide Series, Colin has excelled.
What makes Colin’s racing experience meaningful to teams and corporate sponsors is that he is a proven winner. Colin has captured multiple championships, race wins, and “Rookie of the Year” awards as he ascended to the top levels of the sport.
Along the way, Colin has earned respect and recognition from the top teams and manufacturers in motorsports — not only for his prowess on the track, but also for his unrelenting commitment to success and quality of personal character. Powerhouse NASCAR teams such as Roush- Fenway Racing and manufacturers such as Ford have hand-picked Colin to compete in their cars and represent their brands in the marketplace.
As he embarks on the next phase in his racing career, Colin’s mission remains the same — to win races and deliver results to his corporate partners.