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Prominent People in Philanthropy: John and Laura Arnold

John and Laura Arnold
IMG: via Arnold Foundation

To say that John Arnold “retired” this May is misleading. John Arnold stopped his work at the hedge fund he managed in order to focus all of his attention on the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, a foundation he and his wife created “to produce substantial, widespread and lasting
reforms that will maximize opportunities and minimize injustice in our society.”

John and Laura Arnold are committed to the change they envision, and they want long-term solutions, not temporary fixes. They have invested much of the wealth they’ve accumulated to criminal justice reform, the restructuring of education for disadvantaged children, and the overhaul of public employee pension programs in their community.

Read the rest of their profile here.