# Lee Blakemore

> Lee Blakemore is the chief executive of Introhive, an enterprise software operator whose three-decade career has moved through Scala Business Solutions, Corio, IBM, Velocity Technology Solutions, Blackboard, Anthology and Finalsite. His work now centers on turning scattered client interactions into useful relationship intelligence while arguing that AI systems need trustworthy data, context and human oversight.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Introhive
- **Organizations:** Introhive, Finalsite, Anthology, Blackboard, Velocity Technology Solutions, IBM, Corio, Scala Business Solutions, The Black Star Project, LaSalle Council, Boy Scouts of America
- **Education:** Westminster College
- **Known for:** Helped lead Blackboard's transition to cloud delivery and a SaaS business model., Ran Blackboard's K-12 business through its sale to Finalsite and assisted with the integration., Built more than 30 years of operating experience across sales, go-to-market, customer support, international operations and enterprise software.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2004** — Held software-industry leadership roles including positions at Scala Business Solutions and Corio, a cloud-based ERP company later acquired by IBM.
- **c. 2004-2013** — Spent nine years at IBM in global leadership roles, including vice president for IoT/Smarter Infrastructure software and director of European sales for the Application on Demand business.
- **Before 2015** — Served as senior vice president of global sales and marketing at Velocity Technology Solutions, responsible for revenue operations.
- **2015-2021** — Joined Blackboard and held leadership roles including President of Blackboard International, President of Global Client Operations and Success, Chief Client Officer and President of Global Markets; his remit included the company's cloud and SaaS transition.
- **2021-2022** — Led Blackboard K-12 Community Engagement through Anthology, the sale of the business to Finalsite and the subsequent integration.
- **2023-present** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Introhive, with responsibility for customer acquisition, market expansion, product research and development, and the company's next phase of growth.

## Achievements

- Helped lead Blackboard's transition to cloud delivery and a SaaS business model.
- Ran Blackboard's K-12 business through its sale to Finalsite and assisted with the integration.
- Built more than 30 years of operating experience across sales, go-to-market, customer support, international operations and enterprise software.
- Was recognized with Introhive in Comparably's 2024 Best CEO awards.
- Led Introhive as it expanded from customer intelligence toward AI-powered relationship intelligence, including the 2025 Intelligence Suite and a generally available MCP server in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Introhive made its Model Context Protocol server generally available to all customers, allowing compatible AI assistants to query continuously updated relationship intelligence.
- **2026-05** — Published a Forbes Council article on the cost of missed relationship intelligence in enterprise growth.
- **2025-10** — Introhive released its next-generation Intelligence Suite with proactive alerts, relationship pathways and AI-powered capabilities.
- **2025-09** — Published an essay arguing that trust, privacy and governance distinguish responsible AI from conventional information technology.
- **2025-02** — Introhive joined the BDO Alliance and strengthened its focus on accounting and advisory firms.

## Links

- Website: https://www.introhive.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-blakemore-aaa1763/

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Last updated: 2026-09-26