Bill Egan

Bill is founder and General Partner of Alta Communications and Marion Equity Partners, Massachusetts-based venture capital firms.   He founded Alta's predecessor firm, Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. in 1979, and has identified and backed several of America's leading growth companies in the information technology, life sciences, and communications industries.   Prior to founding Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co., Bill was a Partner at TA Associates. He began his career as a Manager of Venture Capital for New England Enterprise Capital Corporation. 

He is past President and Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association, a former trustee of Fairfield University and the University of Pennsylvania and a former member of the Board of Overseers of The Wharton School.  

Bill received a degree in Economics from Fairfield University and an MBA from The Wharton School.