Venture Capitalist and Board Governance Expert
About Pascal
Pascal Levensohn has spent four decades investing in public and private companies and advising sophisticated international family offices and institutions. A professional director, he specializes in team building, governance best practices, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
Through Levensohn Venture Partners LLC, he has invested in startups since 1996. He is involved in leadership and advisory roles with Dolby Family Ventures (San Francisco), Susman Ventures (Houston), Arden Road Investments (New York), and the Gideon Hixon Fund (Santa Barbara).
After 31 years in San Francisco, Pascal moved to Geneva in 2021 with his wife, German American author Mélanie Levensohn. He provides management consulting through Levensohn Swiss Sàrl, established 2025.
In 2026, Cambridge University's Vice-Chancellor appointed Pascal Chair of the Cambridge Innovation Hub Global Advisory Board; he was also appointed as an Honorary Fellow of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Pascal holds an AB in Government, cum laude, from Harvard University. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he is of French-Canadian, Romanian, and Austrian descent and fluent in French and Spanish.
Featured Articles
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Why does Britain consistently fail to capture economic returns from innovation?
May 7, 2026 • The Economist
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What Britain needs to do to grasp its big opportunities in AI
June 17, 2026 • The Economist
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Why SAFE Notes Are Not Safe for Entrepreneurs (with Andrew Krowne)
July 8, 2017 • techcrunch
