Larry Mock is president of Mellon Ventures, Inc., having joined Mellon Financial Corporation in June 1995 to assist in creating its new venture capital company. Previously he was president of River Capital, Inc., an Atlanta-based venture capital firm which he and three partners formed in 1983. River Capital invested almost $200 million in successful operating companies throughout the Southeast. Its return on investment over the last decade places it near the top of the U.S. venture capital industry.

Prior to River Capital, Mr. Mock was chief operating officer of a $100 million aviation sales, service and distribution company with more than 1,000 employees in 15 locations. The company was sold to a Raytheon subsidiary in 1983 for a record industry multiple. He also was a senior manager of Fuqua Industries, a diversified Fortune 500 company.

Mr. Mock has served as an officer and director of many nonprofit business and community organizations, including the Society of International Business Fellows and the Young Presidents Organization. He chaired the board of the Atlanta International School and served as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations and as a White House fellow. He is a combat-decorated Marine Corps veteran, having commanded a rifle platoon in southeast Asia.

Mr. Mock received a bachelor's degree from Harvard College and a master's degree from Florida State University, and completed his postgraduate education at the London School of Economics. Born in Louisville, Ky., he resides in Pittsburgh with his wife and two daughters.