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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Jennifer Olmos
Paralegal
Ariana Olshan
Health Care Chief of Staff (she/her)
Kim O’Sullivan
Director of Grants
Justine Palacios
Vice President of Grants
Linda Phiri
Criminal Justice Research Fellow
Ben Phoenix
Information Technology Manager (he/him)
Emmie Proctor
Legal Counsel
Anita Ravishankar
Director of Criminal Justice Research (she/her)
Jennifer Reyes
Communications Analyst
Kelli Rhee
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rosalind Rolls
People and Culture Manager - Candidate and Employee Experience
Addie Roman
Payroll and Benefits Specialist
Maeov Saadee
Health Care Analyst (she/her)
Shrutika Sabarwal
Director of Evidence-Based Policy
Karla Sainz
Director, People and Culture
Rebecca Silber
Director of Criminal Justice
Jordan Simpson
Criminal Justice Analyst (she/her)
Kirby Smith
Executive Vice President of Programs
Erica Socker
Vice President of Health Care, Payor Reform
Alexandra Spratt
Director of Health Care- Commercial Sector Prices
Katherine Szarama
Director of Health Care - Drug Pricing (she/her)
Jessica Taketa
Higher Education Manager
Golnar Teimouri
Criminal Justice Research Manager (she/her)
Jessika Thomas
Office Manager & Lead Executive Assistant (she/her)
Nakesha Thompson
Executive Assistant
Jasmine Tran
Criminal Justice Analyst (she/her)
Jeremy Travis
Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice
Anna Tyger
Public Finance Analyst
Tabitha Valdez
Executive Assistant, Office of the Co-Chairs
Asheley Van Ness
Director of Criminal Justice
