# Charlie Kratsch

> Charlie Kratsch is the founder and CEO of Infinite Campus, a Minnesota education software company he started in 1993. A former Centennial School District technology director and high-school MECC worker, he built his business around connected student records and continues to pursue personalized learning through a founder-led, employee-owned company.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Infinite Campus
- **Organizations:** Infinite Campus, Centennial School District, Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC)
- **Education:** Centennial High School
- **Known for:** Founded Infinite Campus in 1993 and remains its CEO., Won the 2012 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Upper Midwest award in the education category., Built an education software business that reports serving more than 3,400 districts.

## Career timeline

- **Early 1980s** — Worked at MECC while in high school.
- **1993** — Sold his previous business, briefly became a stay-at-home father, and founded Infinite Campus; served as technology director in his former school district, Centennial.
- **1996** — Infinite Campus dates its web-based SIS with integrated applications and SaaS pricing to this year.
- **2001** — South Dakota selected Infinite Campus for a statewide student information system.
- **2002** — Infinite Campus moved with 15 employees to offices in Arden Hills, Minnesota.
- **2008** — Infinite Campus opened its national headquarters in Blaine.
- **2012** — Received the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Upper Midwest award in the education category.
- **2017** — Infinite Campus opened its nine-story headquarters tower.
- **2025** — Discussed North Dakota’s student information system transition with its legislative Information Technology Committee in December.
- **2026** — Discussed the company’s Salesforce security incident on K12 Tech Talk in March.

## Achievements

- Founded Infinite Campus in 1993 and remains its CEO.
- Won the 2012 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Upper Midwest award in the education category.
- Built an education software business that reports serving more than 3,400 districts.
- Leads a company that describes its employees as owners and reports no outside investors.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Appeared on K12 Tech Talk episode 257 to discuss a confirmed incident involving Infinite Campus’s Salesforce instance; the interview distinguished support and directory data from student databases.
- **2025-12** — Presented to North Dakota’s legislative Information Technology Committee about statewide implementation challenges, including engaging smaller districts.
- **2025-07** — Said North Carolina’s schools had completed their migration to Infinite Campus, as reported by WBTV.

## Links

- Website: https://www.infinitecampus.com/about/our-story

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Last updated: 2026-10-23