Steve Sarowitz is Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Paylocity (Nasdaq: PCTY), a leading U.S. provider of payroll and HR solutions. In addition, Steve also serves as Director of Payescape, a UK payroll provider, and founder of Companion Arts.

He is also an international philanthropist with an interest in promoting unity by and promoting universal education and advocating for the elimination of racism, sexism, nationalism and religious prejudice.

Steve has served as Executive Producer for the award-winning documentary “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” and “The Gate: Dawn of the Bahai Faith,” a groundbreaking documentary about the founding of the Bahá’í Faith as well as other popular films like “Clouds,” “Will And Harper,” “Empire Waste,” and “Ezra”. Steve is an avid runner who has been inducted into the Chicago Area Runners Association Hall of Fame. Steve is married with 2 children and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Illinois.

Steve is a passionate Bahá’í who has given presentations about the Bahá’í Faith and its vision of world unity at the Parliament of the World's Religions, leading universities and other venues around the world.