Adam Slavney is the CEO and co-founder of Pascal. He earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from Stanford University and previously held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Harvard University Center for the Environment, working in Jarad Mason’s laboratory. During his tenure at Harvard, Slavney explored the technological and economic aspects of the clean energy transition, which ultimately led him to join Pascal. Slavney believes that Pascal’s technology is the key to making cooling and heating sustainable.

Gareth Ross is the CCO / CFO and co-founder of Pascal. He has an MBA from Wharton in Finance and a Masters from Penn in International Studies (China Focus) . Prior to co-founding Pascal, Gareth held senior executive positions in large U.S. corporations. He was most recently an executive team member and head of technology and a large portion of operations at MassMutual, a Fortune 100 company. In addition to his role at Pascal, Gareth is a Senior Advisor with BCG and The Engine, an MIT-associated venture fund with a focus on early stage climate technologies.

Jinyoung Seo is the co-founder and CTO of Pascal. He earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard University, where he worked in Jarad Mason’s laboratory, leading the development of solid refrigerant technologies. His goal is to commercialize solid refrigerants to provide sustainable cooling for a warming world. He holds a B.S. in chemistry from Seoul National University in Korea.

Jarad Mason is the CSO and co-founder of Pascal. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. B.S. and M.S. degrees at the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 2015 under the guidance of Jeffrey Long. At Berkeley, Jarad investigated the storage and separation of gases in metal-organic frameworks. The Mason lab at Harvard focuses on materials science with a particular interest in materials that have potential to impact climate and the environment.