Maury Blackman
President and Chief Executive Officer
Maury Blackman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Accela, Inc. Mr. Blackman joined the company in April 2000 after serving in a variety of business development capacities. Most recently, he served the company as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In this role, he was responsible for all aspects of sales, marketing, partner
strategy, and customer relations. Mr. Blackman is also a member of the Accela Board of Directors.
Since his appointment, Mr. Blackman has successfully led Accela to numerous corporate milestones including software internationalization, recruitment of KPMG as the company’s financial audit firm, establishing banking relationships and credit facilities with Wells Fargo Bank, and establishing overseas operations in Australia and the Middle East (Abu Dhabi).
Mr. Blackman maintains an active lifestyle, training for ultra distance endurance races year round. In 2008, he participated in Ironman USA in Lake Placid, N.Y., and the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.
Prior to joining Accela, Mr. Blackman was a sales and marketing professional at Investools, formerly Telescan, Inc., and served as a Field Artillery Officer in the United States Army. He is a graduate of the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.
