Steven Butschi

Steven is the Director of the North American Google Education Go-to-market team, which works with school districts, universities, and colleges to leverage Google’s Workspace, Chromebook and Gemini AI products to personalize learning. After working in IT consulting and volunteering as an adult English Language Learner (ELL) teacher, Steven combined his interests in education and technology by joining the Google Education team in 2009. During his 15+ years at Google, he has helped universities migrate to Google Workspace for Education; worked on the founding team to bring Chromebooks to the education market, which have become the #1 device in K-12 education in the U.S.; and launched Google’s efforts to bring Google Cloud Platform to researchers, universities and EdTech companies. As the importance of AI has grown, Steven has had the honor of speaking on the subject at the United Nations, with CBS Mornings, and keynoting several conferences. In 2026, he was recognized by Edtech Digest as one of the Top 100 Influencers in EdTech. Steven holds a BA from Brown University in International Relations and French, and an Honorary Doctorate in Education from Bethany College. Steven currently serves as a trustee of Bethany College.