William P. Egan
William P. Egan | |
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| Education | Fairfield University The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Venture capitalist |
| Employer(s) | Alta Communications Marion Equity Partners |
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.