Since joining the Council in 2021, Olivia McLarnan has supported multiple initiatives, including the Task Force on Long Sentences, the Health and Reentry Program, the Veterans Justice Commission, and the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence.
Earlier in her career, McLarnan served as administrative assistant, program associate, and policy manager at Dream Corps JUSTICE. Her work included developing and implementing policy priorities and legislative strategy, crafting grassroots campaigns, and building coalitions with experts in state and federal jurisdictions to introduce and pass criminal justice legislation. She also served as an operations manager at the biopharmaceutical company Ardelyx Inc., where she supported the director of facilities during the expansion of the firm’s building and oversaw purchasing for the science and vivarium department.
McLarnan is a Bryce Harlow Foundation fellow and is currently pursuing a Master of Public Policy at American University’s School of Public Affairs. She holds a BA in political science from the University of Oregon.
