Paul Rothschild (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) talks about taking his skills from 25 years of experience in the corporate world—in technology, business, and healthcare—and transferring them to his current work in social justice, serving with the Illinois Coalition to End Permanent Punishments (ENDPP.ORG).

Paul served a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence in federal prison, and his passion for criminal justice reform work is deeply rooted in witnessing the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), and his own experience of privilege in the reentry process.

He also shares some Buddhist philosophy and wisdom that has guided him and his work in the criminal justice reform space.