Steve Butz, President and Founder
Steve Butz has spent his career in human services. Throughout years of work as a counselor, teacher and case manager, Steve maintained a steady focus on and dedication to improving data collection, outcome achievement, and accountability for his students and his programs. His innovative programs, courses, and performance management tools continue to be hallmarks of each of those organizations in which he served.

In July 1999, Steve leveraged his own human services expertise and his commitment to outcomes measurement to found Social Solutions with partners Vince Griffith and Adrian Bordone. Their mission for Social Solutions is to challenge and equip human service providers and their funders to turn good intent into measurable change by relating efforts to outcomes. Today, Social Solutions serves thousands organizations throughout the United States and Canada with its ETO Software.

Born and raised in Maryland, Steve served for four years in the United States Navy after graduating from high school. Aboard the nuclear submarine USS Alexander Hamilton, Steve rose to the rank of Petty Officer, Second Class and achieved Top Secret Clearance before resigning to pursue educational goals.

Steve graduated magna cum laude, from Loyola College of Baltimore. While attending Loyola, he earned his captain’s license and began teaching inner-city youth aboard the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s training vessel, the Snowgoose. Steve is married and has three children.