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 2008 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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Jennifer Olmos
Paralegal
Ariana Olshan
Director of Health Care – Chief of Staff (she/her)
Kim O’Sullivan
Director of Operational Planning & Data Strategy
Alex Payne
Director of Advocacy
Meredith Peebles
Director of Criminal Justice - Chief of Staff
Ben Phoenix
Director of Information Technology (he/him)
Rachel Pollock
Vice President of External Affairs
Anna Pomper
Criminal Justice Policy Manager (she/her)
Emmie Proctor
Legal Counsel
Lesa Rair
Director, Health Care Public Affairs and Communications
Bridgette Ramirez
Infrastructure Analyst (she/her)
Donna Rawana
Accounting Manager
Jennifer Reyes
Communications Analyst
Kelli Rhee
President and Chief Executive Officer
Lynn Riesett
Executive Assistant (she/her)
Kevin Ring
Vice President of Criminal Justice Advocacy
Sergio Rodriguez Camarena
Criminal Justice Research Manager (he/him)
Rosalind Rolls
People and Culture Manager - Candidate and Employee Experience
Addie Roman
Payroll and Benefits Specialist
Dan Ryan
Health Care Manager – Medicare Sustainability (he/him)
Maxwell Ryner
Health Care Analyst - Complex Care
Shrutika Sabarwal
Director of Evidence and Evaluation
Karla Sainz
Director, People and Culture
Allie Salz
Strategic Initiatives Fellow
Erica Sayers
Director of Digital Strategy
Daniel Schory
Chief of Staff, Infrastructure
Julius Smalls
Executive Assistant (he/him)
Kirby Smith
Executive Vice President of Strategy and Programs
Erica Socker
Vice President of Health Care – Payor Reform
Alexandra Spratt
Director of Health Care – Commercial Sector Prices
