The MFO Story

The Mitchell Family Office was founded in 2015 by Mark Mitchell — a serial entrepreneur who started his first business at the age of 15. Over the past 30+ years, Mark founded multiple businesses and invested in companies across numerous industries that each achieved meaningful success.

In 1993, Mark founded Visiting Physicians Association (“VPA”), a physician house call practice located in Michigan. At the time, he was helping his grandmother navigate her complex healthcare needs. Mark found her access to quality care to be inadequate, with the whole process being extremely burdensome on all involved. VPA was born out of the desire to reduce the burden on his grandmother and to deliver the highest level of care to the comfort of her own home. Over the next 20 years, Mark grew VPA into the largest housecall practice in the U.S. with 40+ locations in 14 states.

Mark was also the founder of U.S. Medical Management (“USMM”), Grace Hospice, Pinnacle Senior Care and The Home DME, all providing an integrated continuum of home-based services to more than 50,000 patients annually. In 2014, Mark sold his interest in USMM to Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) and continued to direct all operations as CEO until he departed in 2015.

With a passion for business building and a desire to create lasting impact, Mark created the Mitchell Family Office as a platform to serve future generations. Since its founding, MFO has invested in over twenty companies across various industries.  In 2018, Mark also co-founded Lorient Capital, a lower-middle market healthcare private equity company. Mark remained the largest owner and investor until 2022, when he sold his interests.

View the timeline below to understand the MFO journey and learn how we got here, and where we’re going.