William (Bill) Blocker, General Counsel and Secretary of Valiant, is responsible for Valiant’s legal affairs and compliance team, including serving as counsel to its senior leadership. Bill joined Valiant in 2018 as an associate counsel.

Prior to Valiant, Bill was the Deputy General Counsel for the State Health Office of the Florida Department of Health. Prior to that he was the Medicaid Finance and Health Systems Chief Counsel at the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). He joined AHCA after serving 6 years as an Assistant State Attorney in the Second Judicial District of Florida.

He spent four years on active duty as a U.S. Marine in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Since then, he has been active in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He was also attached as a Sergeant to Royal Marines Reserve Bristol, UK.

Bill has a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Florida State University College of Law, a Master of Strategic Studies from the US Army War College, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill).

Bill lives in Reston with his wife Shannon.