RECEIVED.
October 14, 2025 OCT 13 2025
City Clerk's Office
City of Laguna Beach, CA
Dear Council members:
I apologize that I am unable to attend this evenings meeting for consideration to continue my service on the Laguna Beach Investment Committee.
I am very proud of the accomplishments this committee has made in bringing professional municipal money management to the City's portfolio.
Additionally, our committee had input as members of the city's audit committee.
I have been involved with a number of organizations in the city to include being on the Board of the Laguna Beach Community Foundation, Ex President of the Laguna Beach lawn Bowling Club and of course being on the Laguna Beach Investment Committee. I am currently helping the Pacific Marine Mammal Center with respect to their funding of their construction project.
My CV is below:
Greg Mech is a Managing Director of Caprock in Newport Beach, CA., bringing global private wealth management and strategy expertise from over 40 years of experience in financial markets to families in southern California.
The CAPROCK Group focuses exclusively on families. The firm acts as a family's CFO and CIO providing wealth strategies and intensive risk management with access to solutions throughout the capital markets and wealth management universe. Most importantly we provide intentional solutions that consider the entirety of a family's wealth, that are tailored to the client's goals and values and that are designed to fulfill the client's specific needs.
Prior to joining The CAPROCK Group, Greg worked for over forty years as a consultant, wealth manager, entrepreneur and senior executive. Greg is the former Managing Director of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., where he was responsible for the Global Private Client Wealth Management Business and Strategy in the Western US. In addition to serving in numerous senior leadership roles at Merrill Lynch, he began his career as a financial consultant and wealth manager. He also co-founded eMaxx Partners, a virtual advisory firm, that utilizes an open source intelligence model to deliver a full suite of consulting, marketing, creative, and advertising services. Greg is a board advisor at The Etheridge Foundation, board advisor of the Linda and Mike Mussallem Foundation and board member at Bring Change to Mind. He is also a Board member of the Laguna Beach Community Foundation. He has served as a board member of Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Alzheimer's Orange County, Freedom Writers Foundation and an advisor to Shatterproof. Greg has been a dedicated mentor to many professionals and is also enthusiastic in promoting education and financial literacy for the children in our communities. Greg is a graduate of Northwestern University, and resides in Laguna Beach CA.
I would be honored to continue my service.
Thank you for your consideration.
Greg Mech