William D. Boan
Senior Vice President
State Government Relations
Billy Boan is a senior vice president of state government relations in McGuireWoods Consulting’s South Carolina office. He possesses extensive knowledge and experience with budgetary and legislative process, and has developed strong relationships with key lawmakers and staff members.
Prior to joining McGuireWoods Consulting, Boan served as chief operating officer of Hodges Consulting Group. He also possesses a long history of public sector service having spent 16 years as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, where he chaired the budget-writing Ways and Means Committee. He then joined the administration of Governor Jim Hodges as Budget and Legislative Director and later as his Chief of Staff for three and a half years.
Boan assists clients with traditional lobbying, economic development and government contracts, and specializes in education, healthcare, state budget, and telecommunications issues.
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Education:
- University of South Carolina, B.S. in Education
Past Positions:
- Chief Operating Officer, Hodges Consulting, 2003-09
- Chief of Staff, Office of Governor Jim Hodges
- Budget and Legislative Director, Office of Governor Jim Hodges
- Representative, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1983-99
- Interim Commerce Secretary, State of South Carolina
- Executive Director, Lancaster County Economic Development Corporation
Practice Groups
- Contracts & State/Local Procurement
- Economic and Infrastructure Development
- Economic Incentives Negotiation
- Executive and Legislative Affairs
- Local Government Relations
- Multi-state Government Relations
- State Government Relations
- Economic Development
- Education
- Healthcare
- Information Technology & Telecom
- Land Use & Environmental
- Manufacturing
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