Mr. Mock co-founded GMS Partners, the predecessor of GMG Partners, a New York-based venture capital group, in 1997. Prior to joining GMS/GMG Partners, Mr. Mock was a private investor pursuing an investment strategy similar to that of GMG. Mr. Mock has extensive operations and private investment experience with respect to technology companies. As a private investor Mr. Mock has co-founded and served as a principal in a variety of venture start-ups. These start-ups included business sectors such as natural resources, proprietary education, defense electronics, multi media software, computer hardware and a number of other information technologies. Some of these companies became public entities providing Mock with an extensive comprehension and working knowledge of security rules and regulations.
In 1988, through a public holding company, Mr. Mock acquired a 50% interest in an early-stage technology company, Megahertz Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of laptop computer modems. Between 1988 and 1995, Megahertz sales grew from less than $1 million to over $200 million. In 1995, the company was sold to U.S. Robotics for consideration of more than $400 million. Mr. Mock is chairman of the Board of Directors of Captus Networks and is a Board advisor to Alloptic, Forum Systems, 5by5 Networks and Imperial Technology. During the period of March 1998 to November 2000, Mock served as a Board advisor to Phobos Corporation, which was sold to SonicWALL for approximately $270 million. In addition to his professional responsibilities, Mr. Mock is actively involved with several environmental and economic organizations focused on sustainable economics and protecting wild lands of the American West. Mr. Mock holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Utah (1976).
In 1988, through a public holding company, Mr. Mock acquired a 50% interest in an early-stage technology company, Megahertz Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of laptop computer modems. Between 1988 and 1995, Megahertz sales grew from less than $1 million to over $200 million. In 1995, the company was sold to U.S. Robotics for consideration of more than $400 million. Mr. Mock is chairman of the Board of Directors of Captus Networks and is a Board advisor to Alloptic, Forum Systems, 5by5 Networks and Imperial Technology. During the period of March 1998 to November 2000, Mock served as a Board advisor to Phobos Corporation, which was sold to SonicWALL for approximately $270 million. In addition to his professional responsibilities, Mr. Mock is actively involved with several environmental and economic organizations focused on sustainable economics and protecting wild lands of the American West. Mr. Mock holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Utah (1976).