Jasmine Tran

Jasmine supports the Criminal Justice Research team here at Arnold Ventures, with a particular focus on the Community Safety and Courts portfolios. With the goal of strengthening communities, she executes the development of innovative and high-impact research investments and leads initiatives to foster connectivity in the field. She also creates strategic operational processes to strengthen her team’s efficiency and collaboration.

Prior to joining the AV Research team, Jasmine was the Community Safety and Policing Analyst. In that role, her work involved building both internal standard processes for the team and strategies for new lines of investments.

Before joining Arnold Ventures, Jasmine worked as a paralegal for Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. managing legal matters for a mass tort case in the environmental department. Jasmine has an extensive history conducting basic science research, with topics ranging from pain modulation, schizophrenia, stem cell and tissue regeneration, to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. She also worked as a research assistant for the Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, evaluating community-based health interventions in low- and middle-income countries.

Jasmine is a volunteer at the Parole Preparation Project and a tutor at The New York Center for Children. She graduated from Duke University with degrees in anthropology and global health.