Pamela Sue Giasson Lynch

Pamela Lynch believes there is a solution to any problem you just have to assemble the right team and figure it out. She was Aclarity's Chief Operating Officer from 2022 to 2024, who's mission is to destroy harmful PFAS chemicals forever. Prior to that, Pamela served in many roles spanning engineering, operations, supply chain and quality leadership. Pamela is a passionate changemaker setting vision and commercializing new technologies. She has launched new electric vehicle batteries, automotive components, wind turbines, and wind turbine blades.

A sought-after speaker, Pamela excels at translating big-picture visions into actionable strategies, as demonstrated by her work across Boston startups. She has climbed to the top of wind turbines and built batteries for Formula 1 race cars. Pamela also presented to Her Royal Highness Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand on Balancing Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development. Throughout her career she has managed and empowered 100's of people.

Pamela, a 2024 Top Product Engineering Voice on LinkedIn, has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Certificate of Management Excellence from Harvard Business School, a Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from Cornell University, and is a graduate from General Electric's Operations Management Leadership Program. Philanthropically, she is the President and Board Chair of Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) Alumni Association, a STEM, business, and global research university. She was a John Boynton Young Alumni Award recipient.

Pamela also serves on Youth Villages New England Board, which is a national nonprofit with evidence-based programs supporting youth aging out of foster care and families. In Junior League of Boston, Pamela served as Co-Chair of Germaine Lawrence program, then Director of Community Service. Pamela was President in 2016-2017. She strengthened governance and revitalized issue based advocacy. In 2022, she received the JL Boston Sarah Lawrence Award. Pamela chaired Advocacy 2020-2022, working with The CROWN Coalition, Boston Food Access Council, Mass Commission on the Status of Women, and Mass Civics Learning Week.

Alongside JL Boston advocates, Pamela gave testimony for The Massachusetts CROWN Act. The law went into effect on October 24, 2022 and it prohibits discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles in schools and workplaces. Pamela is an investor at Portfolia, designed for women investing in the change we want in the world. Additionally, she is advising and consulting on water contaminants, sustainability, and manufacturing scale up. In her free time, Pamela enjoys time with her kids and husband.