I am driven to increase access to resources for people touched by the criminal justice system. I passionately strive to open doors for court-involved and incarcerated youth and adults, in order to increase their chances of success in the workforce and decrease their rates of recidivism and prison re-entry.
Baillie Aaron graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University, where she majored in Psychology and Economics. She started Entrepreneurship 101 while working at Harvard Kennedy School's Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management. She is a 2010 Junior Achievement Boston Business Hall of Fame inductee.
Aaron is a 2010 JA Boston Business Hall of Fame Inductee and CJP/PresenTense Social Entrepreneurship Fellow. She received the Alberta Young Entrepreneurs Award of Distinction in 2004 and was selected as the national Achiever of the Year by Junior Achievement of Canada in 2003.