Steven Sarowitz Biography and Net Worth

Steve founded Paylocity (Nasdaq: PCTY), a leading U.S. provider of payroll and HR solutions, in 1997, where he currently serves on the board of directors. He previously served as chairman of the board of directors from Paylocity’s inception until stepping down in August 2024. Steve was the Chief Executive Officer of Blue Marble Payroll, an international payroll aggregator, prior to its acquisition by Paylocity in August 2021. In addition, he is a director of Payescape (since 2014), a UK payroll provider, and a partner in Wayfarer Studios (since 2019), Wayfarer Theaters (since 2023) and 4S Bay Partners (since 2016). He also serves on the boards of Julian Grace Foundation (since 2015), Wayfarer Foundation (since 2021), Chicago Center for Arts & Technology (since 2014) and Indiana University Women’s Philanthropy Institute (since 2022). Prior to founding Paylocity, Steve worked at Robert F. White, a Chicago-based independent payroll service firm. He later was an executive at three privately-held payroll companies. Steve formerly served as President of the Independent Payroll Providers Association. He has served as Executive Producer for The Gate: Dawn of the Bahai Faith, a groundbreaking documentary about the founding of the Baha’i Faith as well as other popular films like Clouds, the Garfield Movie, Ezra, It Ends with Us and Eleanor the Great. Steve is a passionate Baha’i who has given presentations about the Baha’i Faith and its vision of world unity at the Parliament of the World’s Religions, leading universities and other venues around the world. He is also an international philanthropist dedicated to promoting unity through universal education and advocating for the elimination of racism, sexism, nationalism and religious prejudice. Steve holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana.