Catherine Rohr is the founder of Defy Ventures, a New York‐based nonprofit that equips former drug dealers and gang leaders to launch legal and profitable businesses. Since its founding in 2010, ...

For one ex-convict-turned-business owner, a fresh start means letting go. “Often when you’re starting a business or really anything at all, a lot of what is holding you back from jumping comes from ...

We’re delighted to welcome five U.S.-based entrepreneurs to Ashoka—Seth Flaxman, Sarah Hemminger, Saru Jayaraman, Kendis Paris, and Catherine Rohr. Over the next few weeks, we invite everyone to meet ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Many of the more than two million people in U.S. prisons face bleak prospects when their sentences end. Employers are often reluctant to hire former prisoners and many people in society shun them. But ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. YE’s Antonio Neves sat down with Catherine Rohr of Defy Ventures to discuss providing felons opportunities in entrepreneurship. Rohr ...

THIRTY-YEAR-OLD CATHERINE ROHR has the shiny brown hair and bright smile of a beauty queen, which may be why anyone passing by her at a coffee shop might be puzzled to overhear her discuss her ...

For Catherine Rohr, founder and CEO of Prison Entrepreneurship Program, surrenduring to Christ meant leaving a lucrative career in Manhattan to begin a prison ministry in Texas. Now she says, “Prison ...