Catherine Hoke

Catherine Hoke (previously Catherine Rohr) is the founder and former CEO of Defy Ventures, a United States-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. In 2009, she resigned as CEO from the Prison Entrepreneurship Program after admitting to sexual relationships with formerly incarcerated students. In 2018, she resigned as CEO from Defy Ventures, also launched by Hoke, after further allegations of sexual harassment. In 2018, she released her book A Second Chance: For You, For Me and For the Rest of Us.

Catherine Hoke

Catherine Hoke (previously Catherine Rohr) is the founder and former CEO of Defy Ventures, a United States-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. In 2009, she resigned as CEO from the Prison Entrepreneurship Program after admitting to sexual relationships with formerly incarcerated students. In 2018, she resigned as CEO from Defy Ventures, also launched by Hoke, after further allegations of sexual harassment. In 2018, she released her book A Second Chance: For You, For Me and For the Rest of Us.