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 2008 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
Brett Abbott
Information Technology Manager
Mohammed Abdi
Health Care Analyst – Medicare Sustainability & Provider Payment Incentives (he/him)
Amy Abdnor
Director of Health Care - Complex Care
Brandon Acevedo
Desktop Support and Training Analyst
Jason Alinsky
Advocacy Manager, Health Care (he/him)
Roxanne Almaraz
Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Salymarie Alvarez
Project Manager
Charlie Anderson
Executive Vice President for Infrastructure
Laura and John Arnold
Founders and Co-Chairs
Frank Arnold
Vice President of Technology and Administration
Ashna Arora
Vice President of Criminal Justice Research
Jeremy Avins
Vice President of Career Education and Training
Andrew Bacher-Hicks
Vice President of Evidence and Evaluation
Emily Baldwin
Advocacy Manager, Criminal Justice
Elizabeth Banks
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Crystal Banks
Executive Assistant
Leslie Barnes
Senior Counsel (she/her)
Yolanda M. Barnes
Contraceptive Choice and Access Manager (she/her)
Virginia Bersch
Director of Criminal Justice Policy
Atreyi Bhaumik
Finance Fellow
Shannon Blake
Finance Manager
Johanna Butler
Health Care Manager – Provider Payment Incentives (she/her)
George Callas
Executive Vice President of Public Finance
Destiny Carter
Advocacy Manager, Criminal Justice
Fernando Cintra Lopes Carapeto
Data System Analyst
Alissa Clarke
Legal Counsel
Molly Clayton
Vice President of Contraceptive Choice and Access
Alyson Clements
Director of Advocacy, Criminal Justice (she/her)
Jeff Cohen
Senior Advisor, Journalism