Meet the Board
The experience to lead, the passion to inspire.
Lisa Lutz
President and Chief Executive Officer, Chairperson of The Board, Founder
Lisa Lutz is a highly accomplished executive with nearly 30 years of experience conducting, managing, and consulting on projects associated with the research, evaluation, and implementation of workforce development and credentialing programs in both the civilian and military sectors. As co-founder and CEO of SOLID, since 2003, Lisa’s strategic vision and leadership has resulted in incredible growth within the company, propelling them from a team of 2 to over 50 employees, increasing revenue, and cementing SOLID as one of the leading experts in their field.
Lisa’s work has concentrated on the development and implementation of programs to promote the professional development of service members and ensure their smooth transition from the military to the civilian workforce. For more than 20 years, Lisa has specialized in the use of occupational credentialing as a means of doing so. She has performed research, provided policy guidance, and developed programs in this area for numerous organizations, including the Congressional Commission on service members and veterans Transition Assistance, as well as the U.S. Departments of Defense, Labor, Army, Navy, Air Force, Energy, and Transportation. She has also worked with numerous companies and non-profits, including The American Legion, Lumina Foundation, Walmart Foundation, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and others to promote credentialing of service members and veterans.
Recognized as a respected thought leader in this area, she is a featured industry speaker and published author offering her expertise to numerous stakeholder groups. Under her leadership, SOLID received the 2021 Council of College and Military Educators (CCME) Corporate Award in recognition of its significant contributions to the cause of military education. Lisa’s notable experience has led to appointments to advisory committees for four Secretaries of Veterans Affairs to provide subject matter expertise on the implementation of education and credentialing benefits for service members and veterans. She has served as both a committee member and vice chair of the American National Standard’s Institute’s (ANSI) National Accreditation Board (ANAB) Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee (PCAC), which is responsible for overseeing the quality of certification programs. Lisa serves as a long-term member of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) government affairs committee.
Lisa holds a B.S. in Political Science and Psychology and a Master’s degree in Public Administration (M.P.A.).
Tom Caldwell
Board Member, Founder
Tom Caldwell, a co-founder of SOLID, has over 29 years of experience helping companies meet their communication needs through innovative information design. Educated in technical communications and as a programmer, Tom began his career developing complex technical requirements and user instructions for computer applications, where he nurtured a strong focus on the user audience perspective.
During his tenure with Retired Persons Services, he lead a corporate communications group responsible for shaping messages for varied audiences including board members, senior staff, employees, and customers using various print and electronic media.
His primary focus over the past 15 years has been on web design and development, and he is skilled with a wide variety of current web programming languages and platforms. Strong technical skills combined with a background as a Corporate Communications professional, writer, editor and designer give Tom a unique set of skills and experience that allow him to shape, implement and deploy the strongest message exactly tailored for a target audience.
Jeff Lutz
Board Member, Founder
Jeff brings over 30 years of project and program management experience to the SOLID team. As the former Chief Operating Officer, Jeff led SOLID’s project execution, business development, and corporate support activities.
Throughout his career, he has managed a wide variety of public and private sector energy conservation and building construction projects. Jeff is a Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute. Jeff has excelled in several supervisory and leadership positions, and is experienced in managing all aspects of the project life cycle – initiation and due diligence, planning, implementation and close out. Jeff’s expertise is providing creative solutions to clients’ problems. His problem-solving and analytical capabilities allow him to manage shifting priorities, demands and timelines so that projects are delivered on-time and within budget.
Michael Golden
Board Member
Michael Golden is a seasoned leader and board member with deep experience across the private, nonprofit, and public sectors, with a particular focus on employee-owned and mission-driven organizations. He has served on boards and C-level teams guiding strategic growth, governance, and operational excellence, bringing expertise in strategic visioning, leadership development, team building, marketing, operations, and finance.
In the employee-ownership arena, Michael acted as an investment banker for several hundred companies transitioning to employee ownership through Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) transactions, transferring more than $1 billion in assets to employee owners. In social enterprise, he has served as CFO of an anti-poverty technology company, leading it to profitability and substantial mission expansion, and as an officer for the first U.S. Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI), alongside relevant public and nonprofit oversight roles. Across sectors, he has hired senior executives, built management teams, and developed and overseen strategic and marketing plans, audits, budgets, and financial plans. As a board member and C-level executive, he has overseen auditors, accountants, and legal counsel, and supported succession planning for both external professionals and internal leadership.
Michael is certified in both Private Company Governance and ESOP Company Governance by the Private Directors Association. His board service includes current roles with a 100% employee-owned workforce development company with a social mission, the Private Directors Association ESOP Task Force, national steering and advisory committees, regional economic development bodies, and the Oxford International Employee Ownership Symposium. His prior board and public service includes leadership and founding roles in civic, community, and economic development organizations, as well as long-term elected service on the Jenkintown Borough Council. He holds an MBA from Yale School of Management, an MSc from the London School of Economics, and a BA from Wesleyan University, and has received multiple governance, ESOP, and public service awards.
Mark Leuba
Board Member
Mark Leuba is a learning technology executive and strategist leading programs to empower individuals’ upward mobility in education and work. Skilled in product visioning, organizing and leading teams to achieve strategic goals, Mark is helping to drive digital transformation in learning and work for the 21st century through his consultancy, Pathway-DX, and his leadership efforts with skills-based digital credentials.
Since 2015, Mark served as Vice President for 1EdTech, the non-profit membership collaborative leading the development of open, interoperable EdTech data standards such as Open Badges, the Comprehensive Learner Record, and other verifiable skills-based credentials. In 2023 Mark transitioned to a part-time role focusing on his passion for competency-based education (CBE). In 2026 Mark turned his attention exclusively to strategic consulting including his role on the Board of Directors of Solutions for Information Design (SOLID).
Before joining 1EdTech, as Managing Director of Pathway-DX, Mark provided consulting and advisory services to philanthropies, leading institutions, and technology providers. Mark has held successful leadership roles in education, software, and consumer publishing. He was senior vice-president and CIO for American Public University System, responsible for building the technology foundation for APUS’ accreditation, robust growth, and initial public offering. Mark led Moodlerooms technology as CTO, guiding its transition to a cloud-based infrastructure. Earlier, Mark was VP of application software and shared services for Penguin Random House, the world’s largest consumer publisher. Mark’s passion is competency-based education, and his professional goal is to help others get recognized for their knowledge, skills, abilities, and potential.
