With 25+ years in the correctional industry, including three years spent as a Chief Probation Officer in California, Marjorie Rist brings depth and breadth of experience to her role as Chief Solutions Officer of Vant4ge. Her extensive involvement with adult and juvenile facilities and working with justice-involved individuals in the community has given her first-hand experience in all decision-making points from pretrial to parole. 

Through her work, she exercises a deep understanding of how to balance science and technology with operational practice to support data-driven decision-making. As the co-founder and current advisor of Persevere, a non-profit that teaches justice-involved individuals to code behind prison walls, she helps bring hope, skills, and opportunity to people who need it most. 

She is an active member of the American Correctional Association (ACA), International Corrections and Probation Association (ICPA), and the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA). She has a bachelor’s degree in management from St. Mary’s College of California.