caption birth_place nationality birth_date image article_title name occupation
larry in davos , 2010 cox at the world economic forum annual meeting lakewood , ohio american 1945 larry 2010.jpg cox - world economic forum annual meeting davos larry cox -lrb- amnesty international -rrb-
 larry cox executive director , amnesty international usa
larry cox -lrb- amnesty international -rrb-

larry cox -lrb- born 1945 -rrb- is the former executive director of amnesty international usa -lrb- aiusa -rrb- .
cox was born in lakewood , ohio .
he graduated from avon lake high school in avon lake ohio in 1963 .
he graduated from mount union college with a b.a. in history .
he first joined aiusa in 1976 as a press officer , going on to become communications director and deputy executive director , and director of aiusa 's program campaigning against the death penalty .
in 1985 he became deputy secretary general at the amnesty international general secretariat based in london .
in 1990 he left amnesty to become executive director of the rainforest foundation , a position he held until 1995 when he was appointed senior program officer at the ford foundation .
he returned to aiusa as executive director in 2006 , continuing in the role until 2011 .
