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Donald T. Pascal

Founder and Managing Partner at Moonrise Capital

Donald T. Pascal

Don Pascal is the Founder and Managing Partner of Moonrise Capital, a global venture capital solutions provider. Prior to forming Moonrise Capital, Mr. Pascal served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Commonfund Capital Inc. ("CCI"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Commonfund. Mr. Pascal also served on the CCI Investment Committee. From 1998 to 2016, Mr. Pascal led or co-led the most recent eight CCI venture capital programs and performed work on manager sourcing, manager due diligence and portfolio construction. Mr. Pascal played a key role in the CCI venture program evolution from a domestic to global focus and sponsored the opening of CCI's Beijing, China office. Prior to joining CCI, Mr. Pascal worked from 1985 to1998 in a series of investment vehicles sponsored by Louis Marx, Jr.. Mr. Pascal's earlier experience includes analyst positions at Warburg Pincus and Strategic Planning Associates. Mr. Pascal graduated with a B.S.E. from Princeton University in 1981.

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