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Jennifer Nelsen

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Executive Vice President, Partnerships & People at Arnold Ventures

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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About

Jennifer Nelsen is Executive Vice President of Partnerships & People at Arnold Ventures, where she leads the organization's partnership-building efforts and its internal people strategy across three offices, overseeing recruiting, onboarding, learning and development, performance management, and internal communications. She previously served as chief of staff to the organization's president and CEO and as assistant general counsel at the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and earlier practiced litigation at Winston & Strawn and Weil, Gotshal & Manges. She began her career as a judicial law clerk for U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon and holds degrees from Washington and Lee University and New York Law School.

Experience

  1. Arnold VenturesExecutive Vice President, Partnerships & Peoplecurrent2025 — present
  2. Arnold VenturesChief People and Culture Officer2023 — 2025Houston, Texas, United States
  3. Arnold VenturesVice President of People and Culture2021 — 2023Houston, Texas, United States
  4. Arnold VenturesChief of Staff to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Arnold Ventures2019 — 2020Houston, Texas Area
  5. Arnold VenturesChief of Staff to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Laura and John Arnold Foundation2018Greater Houston
  6. Arnold VenturesAssistant General Counsel, Laura and John Arnold Foundation2016 — 2018Greater Houston
  7. Winston & Strawn LLPAssociate2013 — 2016Greater Houston
  8. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPAssociate2009 — 2013Houston, Texas
  9. United States District Court, Southern District of TexasLaw Clerk to The Honorable Melinda Harmon2007 — 2009Houston, Texas

Colleagues at Arnold Ventures

Andrea Noda
Vice President at Arnold Ventures
Andrew Bacher-Hicks
Vice President of Evidence and Evaluation at Arnold Ventures
Arielle Mir
Vice President at Arnold Ventures
Asa Craig
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Arnold Ventures
Carrie Glenn
Vice President of Advocacy at Arnold Ventures
Chris Chen
Executive Vice President of Mission-Aligned Investments at Arnold Ventures
Daniel Schory
Vice President of Infrastructure, Energy and Permitting at Arnold Ventures
Dina Grove
Vice President of Operational Planning & Data Strategy at Arnold Ventures

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Who is Jennifer Nelsen?
Jennifer Nelsen is Executive Vice President of Partnerships & People at Arnold Ventures, where she leads the organization's partnership-building efforts and its internal people strategy across three offices, overseeing recruiting, onboarding, learning and development, performance management, and internal communications. She previously served as chief of staff to the organization's president and CEO and as assistant general counsel at the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and earlier practiced litigation at Winston & Strawn and Weil, Gotshal & Manges. She began her career as a judicial law clerk for U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon and holds degrees from Washington and Lee University and New York Law School.
Where does Jennifer Nelsen work?
Jennifer Nelsen is Executive Vice President, Partnerships & People at Arnold Ventures.
Where did Jennifer Nelsen go to school?
Jennifer Nelsen studied at Washington and Lee University (Bachelor of Arts (BA), European History); New York Law School (Doctor of Law (JD)).

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