Chris Cass

Chris Cass is an executive at Pacifica Fund Management (also operating as Pacifica Management Corporation), a McMinnville, Oregon–based impact-investment firm that positions itself as a group of "Global Impact Investors" and "Opportunity Zone Specialists" committed to "growing Climate Tech ventures." His firm email ([hidden]) confirms his affiliation with the firm, and public records associate him with the Pacifica Fund Management angel/seed activity. Beyond this affiliation, Cass keeps a low public profile — the firm's own website does not publish an individual biography, headshot, or role description for him, so specifics of his personal career history and education are not documented in public sources and are not asserted here to avoid guessing.

The firm itself was established around 2019 to serve as the fund manager for two Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds (QOZFs), a structure created under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that lets investors defer and (after a 10-year hold) permanently exclude capital-gains tax on money invested into businesses operating within designated Opportunity Zones. Pacifica's public-facing leadership is Paul R. Peterson, listed as Chairman & CEO, who describes more than twenty years as an investor and advisor to startups and development-stage companies worldwide, with a focus on renewable power generation, energy storage, and turnaround situations. Cass operates within this same climate/impact and Opportunity Zone investment mandate.

Note: There is a publicly indexed LinkedIn profile (linkedin.com/in/clcass) for a "Chris Cass" whose initials match this email prefix ("clc"). It was not possible to independently confirm that this profile is the same individual, so it is not treated as verified here.

• Invests at the seed/angel stage into early-stage ventures, consistent with the firm's role as manager of Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds.
• Firm-stated mission: to grow "Climate Tech ventures for the benefit of humanity and Mother Earth," identifying as impact investors and Opportunity Zone specialists.
• Sector emphasis follows the firm's leadership expertise: renewable power generation, energy storage solutions, and related applications, plus broader impact/ESG-aligned businesses.
• A defining structural filter: target companies must operate within (or relocate operations to) a designated U.S. Opportunity Zone, so that investors can access the QOZF tax incentives — 100% capital-gains deferral on gains reinvested within 180 days, and permanent exclusion of gains earned in the fund after a 10-year hold.
• Because the vehicle is a Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund, deals are oriented toward long-hold (10+ year) value creation rather than short-term flips.