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