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
Jocelyn Fontaine
Director of Criminal Justice Research
Dina Grove
Legal Counsel
Carl Hamad-Lipscombe
Criminal Justice Manager, Pretrial Justice
Lauren Hardy
Grants Manager
Juliene James
Director of Criminal Justice
Sebastian Johnson
Criminal Justice Manager
Nadege Joseph
New York Office Manager
Walter Katz
Vice President of Criminal Justice
Cybele Kotonias
Criminal Justice Manager
Lindsey Lovel Heidrich
Criminal Justice Manager, Projects
Evan Mintz
Communications Manager
Nicole Ndumele
Director of Litigation Strategy
Neha Patel
Criminal Justice Analyst
Diana Rodriguez-Spahia
Criminal Justice Research Manager
Rebecca Silber
Director of Criminal Justice
Nicola Smith-Kea
Criminal Justice Manager
Amy Solomon
Vice President of Criminal Justice
Jeremy Travis
Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice
Asheley Van Ness
Director of Criminal Justice
Carson Whitelemons
Criminal Justice Manager
James Williams
Vice President of Criminal Justice Advocacy
Dina Xie
Criminal Justice Analyst
