Samantha Luciani

Samantha develops and oversees strategic investments to drive the creation and use of rigorous evidence in the policymaking process. She also serves as strategic partner and counsel to the Evidence & Evaluation leadership team, helps develop and manage research agendas and research investments that advance social policy reform, and provides technical assistance to Arnold Ventures teams and grantees.

Before joining Arnold Ventures, Samantha led research at American University, where she used quantitative research methods to study the mental health implications of various state and local policies. Prior to this work, Samantha co-founded a non-profit that used grassroots organizing to develop an international network of women in recovery from eating disorders, helped develop a novel model of household wealth for the Congressional Budget Office, managed clinical trials for a women's health-focused medical device company, and led women’s and girls' rock-climbing courses as a mountain guide in Colorado.

Samantha received a doctorate from American University’s School of Public Affairs, a master’s in public health from the University of Colorado, and a bachelor’s in bioethics from Indiana University.