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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Stephanie Akhter
Criminal Justice Chief of Staff

Kristin Bechtel
Director of Criminal Justice Research (she/her)

Virginia Bersch
Director of Criminal Justice

Destiny Carter
Criminal Justice Manager

Ezekiel Edwards
Vice President Criminal Justice — Pretrial

Jocelyn Fontaine
Vice President of Criminal Justice Research

Dina Grove
Senior Counsel

Lauren Hardy
Grants Manager

Dylan Hayre
Director of Criminal Justice (he/him)

Alexa Herzog
Criminal Justice Manager

Juliene James
Vice President of Criminal Justice (she/her)

Nadege Joseph
New York Office Manager and Lead Executive Assistant

Walter Katz
Vice President of Criminal Justice

Cybele Kotonias
Director of Criminal Justice

Marc Krupanski
Director of Criminal Justice - Policing

Lindsey Lovel Heidrich
Criminal Justice Manager, Projects (she/her)

Alexius Marcano
Manager of Criminal Justice Research

Carlton Miller
Director of Criminal Justice

Matthew Mizel
Director of Criminal Justice Research — Corrections (he/him)

Anita Ravishankar
Director of Criminal Justice Research (she/her)

Diana Rodriguez-Spahia
Criminal Justice Research Manager

Rebecca Silber
Director of Criminal Justice

Jordan Simpson
Criminal Justice Analyst (she/her)

Jasmine Tran
Criminal Justice Analyst (she/her)

Jeremy Travis
Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice

Asheley Van Ness
Director of Criminal Justice

Whit Washington
Criminal Justice Manager (they/them)

Carson Whitelemons
Criminal Justice Manager

James Williams
Vice President of Criminal Justice Advocacy

Dina Xie
Criminal Justice Manager – Corrections