Exhibit 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

MELLON FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl Krasik, William E. Marquis and Richard M. Pearlman, and each of them, such person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, for such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements on Form S- 8 or any other appropriate form or forms or to amend any currently filed registration statement or statements, all pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the registration of up to 2,000,000 shares of Mellon Financial Corporation's (the "Corporation's") Common Stock to be issued from time to time pursuant to the Mellon 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with any of the above, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

This power of attorney shall be effective as of February 20, 2001 and shall continue in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a writing filed with the Secretary of the Corporation.

/s/ Martin G. McGuinn                              Martin G. McGuinn, Director and Principal Executive Officer	/s/ Ira J. Gumberg_____                              Ira J. Gumberg, Director
/s/ Burton C. Borgelt                                 Burton C. Borgelt, Director	________________________                    Pemberton Hutchinson, Director
/s/ Carol R. Brown                                    Carol R. Brown, Director	/s/ Edward J. McAniff                                  Edward J. McAniff, Director
/s/ Jared L. Cohon                                    Jared L. Cohon, Director	_____________________                          Robert Mehrabian, Director

/s/ Christopher M. Condron                          Christopher M. Condron, Director	/s/ Seward Prosser Mellon                         Seward Prosser Mellon, Director
/s/ J. W. Connolly                                         J. W. Connolly, Director	/s/ Mark A. Nordenberg                            Mark A. Nordenberg, Director
/s/ Charles A. Corry                                     Charles A. Corry, Director	/s/ David S. Shapira                                    David S. Shapira, Director
/s/ Steven G. Elliott                                      Steven G. Elliott, Director and Principal Financial Officer	/s/ Joab L. Thomas                                     Joab L. Thomas, Director
	Wesley W. von Schack, Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

MELLON FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl Krasik, William E. Marquis and Richard M. Pearlman, and each of them, such person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, for such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 or any other appropriate form or forms or to amend any currently filed registration statement or statements, all pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the registration of up to 2,000,000 shares of Mellon Financial Corporation's (the "Corporation's") Common Stock to be issued from time to time pursuant to the Mellon 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with any of the above, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

This power of attorney shall be effective as of ___2/27___ ___, 2001 and shall continue in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a writing filed with the Secretary of the Corporation.

/s/ Robert Mehrabian______________
Robert Mehrabian, Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

MELLON FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl Krasik, William E. Marquis and Richard M. Pearlman, and each of them, such person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, for such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 or any other appropriate form or forms or to amend any currently filed registration statement or statements, all pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the registration of up to 2,000,000 shares of Mellon Financial Corporation's (the "Corporation's") Common Stock to be issued from time to time pursuant to the Mellon 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with any of the above, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

This power of attorney shall be effective as of __March __2_, 2001 and shall continue in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a writing filed with the Secretary of the Corporation.

/s/ Wesley W. von Schack__________
Wesley W. von Schack, Director