Meet our team
Arnold Ventures is a group of more than 80 passionate people from all walks of life who feel a deep urgency to help people in need. Laura and John established the Laura and John Arnold Foundation in 2010 with a straightforward mission: to improve lives through evidence-based solutions. As co-founders, Laura and John actively engage in the organization’s overall direction and daily execution. Laura is an attorney and a former oil company executive. John is an investor. They have three children and reside in Houston, Texas.
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Van Adams
Grants Manager
Stephanie Akhter
Criminal Justice Chief of Staff
Roxanne Almaraz
General Counsel
David Anderson
Director of Evidence-Based Policy
Renice Armelin
Director of Administration
Laura and John Arnold
Founders and Co-Chairs
Vanessa Astros
Communications Manager
Elizabeth Banks
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Jon Baron
Vice President of Evidence-Based Policy
Marissa Bazan
Executive Assistant
Kristin Bechtel
Director of Criminal Justice Research
Virginia Bersch
Director of Criminal Justice
Catie Bialick
Criminal Justice Manager
Stuart Buck
Vice President of Research
James Cadogan
Vice President of Criminal Justice
Kim Cassel
Director of Evidence-Based Policy
Jeff Cohen
Executive Vice President of Communications
Matthew Cook
Retirement Policy Manager
Harrison Crist
Criminal Justice Analyst
Erin Crossett
Evidence-Based Policy Manager
Paulina S. Diaz Aguirre
Results-Driven Government Analyst
Stephanie DiCapua Getman
Digital Communications Manager
Louise Dupre-Blanco
Executive Assistant
Rhiannon Euhus
Health Care Analyst
Irene Fatheree
Executive Assistant
Thomas Flack
Evidence-Based Policy Analyst
Jocelyn Fontaine
Director of Criminal Justice Research
Brontë Forsgren
Evidence-Based Policy Analyst
Annie Frazier
Executive Assistant
Vanessa Goodwin
Legal Counsel
