BILL VANDEWEGHE, MANAGING DIRECTOR

Biography: Bill VanDeWeghe joined RA Capital Advisors in January 2006. Bill heads the firm’s defense industry team developing strategies for clients and executing all facets of M&A transactions and financings. Bill was previously a senior shareholder with a law firm, Klinedinst PC. During the 15 years that he practiced law, Bill worked with a broad variety of corporations throughout southern California, advising executives and business leaders on numerous issues involving their companies. Bill has a deep understanding of the challenges service providers and manufacturers face relating to contract disputes, product liability issues, partnership conflicts and overall business operations.

Bill served as an artillery officer on active duty in the Army from 1983-1987, followed by a position commanding a firing battery in the Virginia National Guard.  Bill was the Republican Party nominee for U.S. Congress, 53rd Congressional District, in 2002.  He earned his bachelor’s degree at Princeton University, and his law degree at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary.

Bill is a member of several defense-related industry groups, and is an FINRA-registered securities representative.