Meet our team
Arnold Ventures is a group of more than 100 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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Amy Abdnor
Director, Health Care

Van Adams
Grants Manager

Anisha Agrawal
Health Care Manager (she/her)

Ruchi Agrawal
Finance Manager

Stephanie Akhter
Criminal Justice Chief of Staff

Roxanne Almaraz
General Counsel

Renice Armelin
Director, Office of the Co-Chairs

Laura and John Arnold
Founders and Co-Chairs

Katy Bacon
Director of Contraceptive Choice & Access (she/her)

Elizabeth Banks
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Yolanda M. Barnes
Contraceptive Choice and Access Manager (she/her)

Kristin Bechtel
Director of Criminal Justice Research (she/her)
Nicole Benson
Accounts Payable Analyst

Kate Bernard
Vice President of Advocacy Communications

Virginia Bersch
Director of Criminal Justice

Amber Burkhart
Health Care Manager

George Callas
Executive Vice President of Public Finance

Destiny Carter
Criminal Justice Manager

Gloria Cazarez
People & Culture Manager

Jeff Cohen
Senior Advisor, Journalism

Cathryn Cornelius
Executive Assistant

Nina Culotta
New Programs Manager

Stephanie DiCapua Getman
Director and Managing Editor (she/her)
Louise Dupre-Blanco
Director, Office of the President

Ezekiel Edwards
Vice President Criminal Justice — Pretrial

Lee-Lee Ellis
Health Care Director, Payor Reform (she/hers)

Irene Fatheree
Executive Assistant

Jocelyn Fontaine
Vice President of Criminal Justice Research

Brontë Forsgren
Evidence-Based Policy Analyst (she/her)
Wellesley Fraser
Controller