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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Amy Abdnor
Director, Health Care
Van Adams
Grants Manager
Stephanie Akhter
Criminal Justice Chief of Staff
Roxanne Almaraz
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Renice Armelin
Director, Programming and Engagement
Laura and John Arnold
Founders and Co-Chairs
Frank Arnold
Director of Information Technology
Katy Bacon
Director of Contraceptive Choice & Access (she/her)
Elizabeth Banks
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Crystal Banks
Executive Assistant
Yolanda M. Barnes
Contraceptive Choice and Access Manager (she/her)
Kristin Bechtel
Director of Criminal Justice Research (she/her)
Kate Bernard
Vice President of Advocacy
Virginia Bersch
Director of Criminal Justice
Amber Burkhart
Health Care Manager
George Callas
Executive Vice President of Public Finance
Destiny Carter
Advocacy Manager, Criminal Justice
Fernando Cintra Lopes Carapeto
Data System Analyst
Jeff Cohen
Senior Advisor, Journalism
Tyrell Connor
Criminal Justice Research Manager
Cathryn Cornelius
Executive Assistant
Asa Craig
Vice President, Board Liaison and Strategic Initiatives
Gloria Danielson
People & Culture Manager
Stephanie DiCapua Getman
Director and Managing Editor (she/her)
Kevin Dunham
Accounting Manager
Louise Dupre-Blanco
Director, Office of the President
Ezekiel Edwards
Vice President of Criminal Justice — Pretrial
Lee-Lee Ellis
Health Care Director, Payor Reform (she/hers)
Irene Fatheree
Executive Assistant
Kristen Flack
Grants Manager
