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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Katherine Szarama
Director of Health Care - Drug Pricing (she/her)
Jessica Taketa
Higher Education Manager
Jessika Thomas
Office Manager & Lead Executive Assistant (she/her)
Jasmine Tran
Criminal Justice Analyst (she/her)
Jeremy Travis
Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice
Tabitha Valdez
Executive Assistant, Office of the Co-Chairs
Asheley Van Ness
Director of Criminal Justice
David Vanek
Salesforce Platform Architect
Jesse Wallin
Legal Counsel
Whit Washington
Criminal Justice Manager (they/them)
Krissa Webb
Legal Counsel
Rachel Weiss
Vice President of Health Care Advocacy
Carson Whitelemons
Criminal Justice Manager
James Williams
Vice President of Criminal Justice Advocacy
Bridget Williamson
Director of Finance
Kirk Williamson
Health Care Manager
Dina Xie
Criminal Justice Manager – Corrections
