Karl Rectanus is an educator, high-growth serial entrepreneur, and advisor. As the co-founder and CEO of LearnPlatform, a mission-driven "for benefit" corporation, he leads a team of educators, researchers and technologists committed to expanding equitable access for students to the tools and teaching that work best for them. LearnPlatform's edtech effectiveness software as a service is quickly becoming required infrastructure for school districts, state agencies and their partners to save time, save money and improve student outcomes. Karl, his team and their proprietary technologies, including the most advanced education analytics solutions available, are already used by over 6,000 schools serving more than 4 million students across the United States. The organization's ground-breaking work in managing and measuring the impact of education technology has created a market category and industry standards of education technology, referenced both in academia and the press, including The New York Times, Education Week, Hechinger Report, The 74 Million, MarketBrief, EdSurge and others Originally an educator and administrator in the US and abroad, LearnPlatform is Karl's fourth successful education innovation organization. He is a go-to advisor for districts, states, companies, policy makers and foundations. Karl has lived, worked and studied in over 12 countries, and was a James M Johnston Scholar at UNC-Chapel Hill, and completed graduate courses at UCLA's Anderson Business School and CalTech Executive Extension. Karl has been named a BMW Herbert Quandt Transatlantic Fellow, North Carolina Teaching Fellow, Education Policy Fellow and serves on non-profit boards dedicated to equity, access and effective public policy. Karl, his wife and three daughters now live, work and play in Raleigh, NC.