Jennifer Doleac

Jennifer Doleac directs the Criminal Justice program at Arnold Ventures. In this role, Jennifer works with the Research, Policy, and Advocacy teams to support rigorous, policy-relevant research and turn the resulting research insights into effective policy.

Jennifer comes to Arnold Ventures with over 15 years of experience as an academic economist. She is a leading expert on the economics of crime and criminal justice policy, and a vocal proponent of using rigorous research to inform policy. Her research has been published in leading academic journals, and she hosts “Probable Causation,” a podcast about research related to crime and the criminal justice system. She is the author of The Science of Second Chances: A Revolution in Criminal Justice, coming in February 2026 from Holt.

Jennifer holds a doctorate in economics from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in economics and mathematics from Williams College.