Jennifer Doleac
Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice
Arnold Ventures
Jennifer Doleac is an economist and the Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice at Arnold Ventures. She is also the host of the Probable Causation podcast. Before joining Arnold Ventures, Dr. Doleac spent over a decade as an economics professor, working on academic research on crime and discrimination. Dr. Doleac is a leading expert on the economics of crime and a vocal proponent of using rigorous research to inform policy. Her research addresses topics such as DNA databases, prosecutorial reform, risk assessment algorithms, and the unintended consequences of “ban the box” policies. Dr. Doleac’s work has been supported by several governmental and philanthropic organizations, and her research has been published in leading academic journals including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Review of Economics and Statistics, and the Journal of Labor Economics. She currently serves on the board of editors at the Journal of Economic Literature and is frequently quoted in the media about criminal justice research and policy. Dr. Doleac holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University, and a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Williams College. She lives in Houston, TX, with her rescue pup, Chula.
Jennifer Doleac is an economist and the Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice at Arnold Ventures. She is also the host of the Probable Causation podcast. Before joining Arnold Ventures, Dr. Doleac spent over a decade as an economics professor, working on academic research on crime and discrimination. Dr. Doleac is a leading expert on the economics of crime and a vocal proponent of using rigorous research to inform policy. Her research addresses topics such as DNA databases, prosecutorial reform, risk assessment algorithms, and the unintended consequences of “ban the box” policies. Dr. Doleac’s work has been supported by several governmental and philanthropic organizations, and her research has been published in leading academic journals including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Review of Economics and Statistics, and the Journal of Labor Economics. She currently serves on the board of editors at the Journal of Economic Literature and is frequently quoted in the media about criminal justice research and policy. Dr. Doleac holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University, and a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Williams College. She lives in Houston, TX, with her rescue pup, Chula.