Maury Blackman
Maury Blackman | |||
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| Nationality | American | ||
| Citizenship | United States of America | ||
| Alma mater | University of Houston (B.A.) | ||
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| Known for | Accela | ||
| Title | CEO of Premise Data | ||
Maury Blackman is an American businessperson, investor and US Army veteran. He is the President and CEO of Premise Data, a San Francisco-based data and analytics company and former CEO of Accela, a government technology company.[1] Blackman was the recipient of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Software in 2016.[2]
Early life and education
Blackman graduated from the University of Houston in 1992. He was commissioned in the U.S. Army as a Field Artillery Officer in 1990[3] and was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.[4]
Career
After his military service, Blackman started his career in technology at Telescan, Inc., which later became Investools and now is Thinkorswim.[5] In 2000, Blackman joined Accela, a civic technology company that provided web and cloud-based software and civic engagement services for government.[6] He initially served as vice-president of sales and marketing[7] and assumed the role of CEO in 2007.[8] Under Blackman’s leadership, Accela launched the Civic Platform, a framework for increasing government productivity and citizen engagement, and Accela 311, a mobile application for service requests.[9] The company also acquired eight firms in 2014 and raised a total of $233 million in 2015.[10][11] In February 2018, Blackman assumed the role of CEO at Premise Data, a data & analytics technology company.[12][13][14] He is an advisor for OpenGov, UrbanLeap, Govlist and DroneDeploy; and is also on the board of Forensic Logic, Masabi and ActiveViam. He’s a member of the University of Houston Board of Visitors.[15][16]
Recognition
Blackman was the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Software in 2016[17] and was recognized as one of the Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers 2016 by Government Technology magazine.[18]
References
- ↑ Davis, Alexander (6 February 2018). "Premise Data Taps New CEO for Gig-Based Data Collection Startup". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame - Blackman". Ernst & Young.
- ↑ Johnson, Cory (March 6, 2015). "Bloomberg interview with Maury Blackman". Bloomberg West TV.
- ↑ "University of Houston Digital Library: Houstonian, 1990". digital.lib.uh.edu. LD2281.H745 H6 v. 56 1990. p. 239.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ↑ Johnson, Cory (March 6, 2015). "Bloomberg interview with Maury Blackman". Bloomberg West TV.
- ↑ Scott, Mark (November 2, 2015). "Maury Blackman trying to restore trust in government". Smart Business Magazine.
- ↑ Tedeschi, Bob (5 April 2006). "City Hall Gets More Efficient, Despite a Hurricane (or Two)". The New York Times.
- ↑ Johnson, Cory (March 6, 2015). "Bloomberg interview with Maury Blackman". Bloomberg West TV.
- ↑ Editorial (August 14, 2012). "Accela Opens 2012 User Conference With Focus on Government Productivity and Citizen Engagement Apps". Yahoo! News.
- ↑ Garofoli, Joe (February 26, 2015). "Tech firm Accela lands $143 million to disrupt government". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ Miller, Ben (October 3, 2016). "A Possible IPO, and 3 Other Ways Accela Might Grow Post-Maury Blackman". www.govtech.com.
- ↑ Davis, Alexander (6 February 2018). "Premise Data Taps New CEO for Gig-Based Data Collection Startup". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ Miller, Ben (February 6, 2018). "Maury Blackman Takes Leadership of International Data-Gathering Startup". www.govtech.com.
- ↑ Root, Rebecca. "Cinema Modeoff Devex World 2018: Acting on the data revolution". Yahoo! News.
- ↑ "Board of Visitors - University of Houston". uh.edu.
- ↑ "Advisors of UrbanLeap". UrbanLeap official website.
- ↑ Staff (June 27, 2016). "Ernst and Young Honors Accela CEO Maury Blackman as EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Software in Northern California". Cision.
- ↑ Shueh, Jason (March 23, 2016). "Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers 2016 - Maury Blackman". www.govtech.com.
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