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Blackboard Inc.

is in the Technology Industry

  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Computer Hardware And Software Services

Number of Employees 135
Contact Information

22601 N 19th Ave Ste 200

Phoenix, Arizona 85027-1321

www.blackboard....

(623) 476-1400

NAICS Code Software Publishers: 511210

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
C. Russ Carlson President
Roger Piskulick Vice President, Finance & Operations
Amy Hearn Hr Manager
Megan Lordeon Manager
Philip S. Abrahams Secretary

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Steven B. Gruber Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Blackboard Commerce Business President Current

Organization Position Status
Blackboard Commerce Business Vice President, Finance & Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Blackboard Commerce Business Hr Manager Current

Megan Lordeon is the Director of Marketing for Healthcare Informatics at Premier Inc., providing healthcare benchmarking and analysis technology solutions to improve hospital performance. Prior to Premier, Megan worked with MicroStrategy for seven years, and most recently lead the Strategic Marketing group, overseeing marketing programs for corporate messaging, customer best practices, industry solutions, creative design, and advertising. Before joining MicroStrategy, Megan served as program administrator for the Zambia UAB HIV/AIDS Project based in Lusaka, Zambia as she completed her graduate studies in healthcare administration. Megan graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Biology and a minor in technical writing and English. She earned an MBA and a Masters in Public Health in healthcare administration and policy from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Organization Position Status
Premier Inc. Director of Marketing Current
Blackboard Commerce Business Manager Current
Capitol Hill Computer Corner Board of Directors Current
The Aids Project Program Administrator Former
Systems-Consulting Former
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Masters In Public Health Former
Indiana University of Pennsylvania B.S. In Management Information Systems Former
Cornell University B.S. With Distinction Former
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill BA In Biology Former
Georgetown University Former

Organization Position Status
Blackboard Commerce Business Secretary Current
Blackboard Commerce Business Secretary Former

Steven B. Gruber is a Managing Partner of Oak Hill Capital Management the investment advisor to Oak Hill Capital Partners, a multi-billion dollar private equity investment group. He was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Insurance Partners, L.P. (a $540 million private equity fund dedicated to investments in the insurance industry) and a Managing Partner of the management company of Acadia Partners, L.P. (a $1.6 billion leveraged high yield and private equity fund). Steven has senior responsibility for originating, structuring and managing investments for Oak Hill Capital’s Healthcare and Business and Financial Services industry groups. Prior to this Steven was a Managing Director and Co-Head of High Yield Securities at Lehman Brothers and a Managing Director of its Merchant Banking Group. He was also a member of Lehman Brothers' Investment Committee and Investment Banking Division Operating Committee. He earned a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

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Acadia Partners Former
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University of Chicago Graduate School of Business MBA Former
University of Michigan BA Degree Former