About
Stephen GilfusBoard Director & Platform Architect
Co-founder of Blackboard CourseInfo and architect of the modern Learning Management System. Board director and platform strategist across AI governance, IT audit, cybersecurity, online learning, and enterprise SaaS.
Notable work
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Organization
LMS at 30 — History of the Learning Management System
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Topical expertise
- Learning Management Systems
- History of the LMS
- Blackboard Inc
- CourseInfo
- eLearning 3.0
- Learning Orchestration
- EdTech
- Online learning
- Platform architecture
- Category definition
- AI governance
- IT audit
- Cybersecurity
- Enterprise SaaS
- Board governance
- Mergers and acquisitions
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Credentials & affiliations →
Education, board service, and operating history.
Track record →
Founded ventures, exits, and platforms shipped.
Practitioner →
How the work gets done — practice and engagement model.
Blackboard CourseInfo memoir →
First-person history of the platform that defined the LMS category.