Layoffs and reorganization at Blackboard

Bill Flook, who covers the DC technology scene for Business Journals, just interviewed Blackboard CEO Jay Bhatt about last week’s layoff. The full article can be found here. From a quick read, it looks like Blackboard is executing on two key priorities:

• Trimming the fat caused by years of acquisitions and redundant operations; and
• Completing the acquisitions by centralizing core functions, particularly under new management.

From the article: