Michael L. Chasen will step down as president, CEO and director of Blackboard Inc. at the end of the year. Chasen will be replaced by Jay Bhatt, currently president and CEO of Progress Software. Blackboard was acquired by Providence Equity Partners for $1.7 billion in 2011.
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