Meet our team
Arnold Ventures is a group of more than 80 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
Virginia Bersch
Director of Criminal Justice
Catie Bialick
Criminal Justice Manager
James Cadogan
Vice President of Criminal Justice
Harrison Crist
Criminal Justice Analyst
Dina Grove
Grants Manager and Legal Counsel
Juliene James
Director of Criminal Justice
Sebastian Johnson
Criminal Justice Manager
Nadege Joseph
New York Office Manager
Sofia Kaufman
Receptionist and Executive Assistant
Cybele Kotonias
Criminal Justice Manager
Lindsey Lovel Heidrich
Grants Manager
Lynn Overmann
Vice President of Criminal Justice
Raquel Segundo
Criminal Justice Manager
Rebecca Silber
Director of Criminal Justice
Nicola Smith-Kea
Criminal Justice Manager
Amy Solomon
Vice President of Criminal Justice
Rosemary Townsend
Washington, D.C., Office Manager
Jeremy Travis
Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice
Alex Trouteaud
Director of Criminal Justice Research
Asheley Van Ness
Director of Criminal Justice
Ashley Winstead
Communications Manager
