William P. Egan

William P. Egan is an American venture capitalist. He is the founder and General Partner at Alta Communications, a venture capital firm, and Marion Equity Partners, a private equity firm, both based in Boston, Massachusetts. Egan also founded Alta's predecessor firm, Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. (BEDCO) in 1979 and has identified and backed several of America's leading growth companies in the information technology, life sciences, and communications industries. Egan is also a limited partner, along with fellow BEDCO founder Craig Burr, at Nobska Partners, also in Boston.

Early life and education

Egan received his B.A. from Fairfield University in 1967 and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1969.

Career

Egan was previously a Partner at TA Associates. He began his career as a Manager of Venture Capital for New England Enterprise Capital Corporation. Egan is past President and Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association and serves on several Boards of Directors of communications, cable, and information technology companies, as well as the biopharmaceutical company Cephalon.