Awards & Recognition

Hundreds of awards. One standard of work.

BlackHawk Data and its leadership have earned hundreds of industry awards and honors, from CRN and Channel Futures to EY, JPMorgan Chase and the U.S. Small Business Administration. We are grateful to the partners and customers whose trust makes them possible.

11
current awards and honors, from CRN, Channel Futures, EY and WPO / JPMorgan Chase
Triple Crown
CRN winner 3 years in a row: Solution Provider 500, Tech Elite 250 and Fast Growth 150
Finalist
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Current awards

11 honors, from the channel to the boardroom

Select a badge to see what it recognizes.

  • Women Presidents Organization and JPMorgan Chase 50 Fastest Women-Owned/Led Companies
  • EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 Finalist
  • 100 Women to Know in America, Class of 2025
  • Channel Futures MSP 501
  • CRN Triple Crown
  • CRN Solution Provider 500
  • CRN Tech Elite 250
  • CRN Fast Growth 150
  • CRN Solution Provider 500 Fast Growth
  • CRN MSP 500
  • CRN Inclusive Channel Leaders
CRN Triple Crown
The Channel Company · CRN

Triple Crown, 3 years in a row

Named to the Solution Provider 500, Tech Elite 250 and Fast Growth 150 in the same year, an honor reserved for a small group of solution providers.

CRN Solution Provider 500
CRN
Solution Provider 500

North America’s top IT solution providers by revenue.

CRN Tech Elite 250
CRN
Tech Elite 250
3 years in a row

Solution providers holding the industry’s highest technical certifications.

CRN Fast Growth 150
CRN
Fast Growth 150

The fastest-growing solution providers in North America.

Industry Rankings

Ranked by CRN and Channel Futures

Independent lists that measure managed services, growth and leadership across the IT channel.

Channel Futures MSP 501
Channel Futures
MSP 501

The annual ranking of the world’s top managed service providers.

CRN Solution Provider 500 Fast Growth
CRN
Solution Provider 500: Fast Growth

Growth recognition within the Solution Provider 500 ranking.

CRN MSP 500
CRN
MSP 500

North America’s leading managed service providers.

CRN Inclusive Channel Leaders
CRN
Inclusive Channel Leaders

Recognizes leadership in advancing diversity and inclusion across the IT channel.

Growth & Leadership

Woman-owned, founder-led and growing

Maryann Pagano, CEO & Co-Founder of BlackHawk Data
Maryann Pagano
CEO & Co-Founder

Maryann has led BlackHawk Data from startup to a nationally recognized solutions provider, and is one of the most recognized women leaders in the IT channel.

Women Presidents Organization and JPMorgan Chase 50 Fastest Women-Owned/Led Companies
WPO · JPMorgan Chase

50 Fastest Women-Owned/Led Companies

Awarded to BlackHawk Data

The Women Presidents Organization and JPMorgan Chase ranking of the fastest-growing women-owned and women-led companies.

EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 Finalist
EY

Entrepreneur Of The Year® Finalist

Honoring Maryann Pagano, CEO & Co-Founder

Recognizes entrepreneurs who build and lead successful, growing and dynamic businesses.

100 Women to Know in America, Class of 2025

100 Women to Know in America

Honoring Maryann Pagano, CEO & Co-Founder

Earlier Honors

Part of a longer record

The current awards build on recognition the company and its CEO earned in earlier years.

BlackHawk Data

  • MSP Security 100
    CRN
  • Next-Gen Solution Provider Leaders
    CRN

Maryann Pagano, CEO & Co-Founder

  • Female Entrepreneur of the Year
    U.S. Small Business Administration
  • Women of the Channel: Power 100, Power 80, Power 70
    CRN, The Channel Company
  • Female CEO of the Year, Finalist
    CRN
  • Winning Women
    EY
  • Enterprising Women of the Year
    Enterprising Women
  • 25 Women To Know in NY
    KNOW
  • 50 Women To Know
    CCBJ
  • Above & Beyond
    City & State New York
Why It Matters to Buyers

Third-party proof of what you need from a partner

Financial stability

The CRN Fast Growth 150, the Solution Provider 500 Fast Growth list and the WPO / JPMorgan Chase 50 Fastest reflect sustained growth: a partner that will be there from bid through closeout.

Technical depth

Named to the Tech Elite 250 three years in a row, recognizing top-tier technical certification, backed by 100+ engineering certifications across all of our vendors.

Operational maturity

The CRN MSP 500 and Channel Futures MSP 501 recognize managed services run at scale, delivered from our 24x7 nationwide NOC.

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