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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Joanna Abaroa-Ellison
Criminal Justice Policy Manager
Emily Baldwin
Advocacy Manager, Criminal Justice
Crystal Banks
Executive Assistant
Virginia Bersch
Director of Criminal Justice Policy
Destiny Carter
Advocacy Manager, Criminal Justice
Alyson Clements
Director of Advocacy, Criminal Justice (she/her)
Tyrell Connor
Criminal Justice Research Manager
Jennifer Doleac
Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice
Julia Durnan
Criminal Justice Policy Manager (she/her)
Thomas Hanna
Public Affairs and Communications Manager, Criminal Justice (he/him)
Lauren Hardy
Grants Manager
Joshua Jackson
Criminal Justice Research Manager
Juliene James
Vice President of Criminal Justice Policy (she/her)
Nadege Joseph
Office Manager and Lead Executive Assistant
Cybele Kotonias
Director of Criminal Justice Policy
Marc Krupanski
Director of Criminal Justice Policy
Randall McNeil
Criminal Justice Policy Analyst
Matthew Mizel
Director of Criminal Justice Research (he/him)
Meredith Peebles
Director of Criminal Justice - Chief of Staff
Anita Ravishankar
Director of Criminal Justice Research (she/her)
Kevin Ring
Vice President of Criminal Justice Advocacy
Jordan Simpson
Criminal Justice Policy Manager (she/her)
Golnar Teimouri
Criminal Justice Research Manager (she/her)
Jasmine Tran
Criminal Justice Research Manager (she/her)
Danielle Vildostegui
Legal Counsel (she/her)
Carson Whitelemons
Director of Criminal Justice Policy
Dina Xie
Criminal Justice Policy Manager