William Earon is the founder and managing director of Coastal Capital Advisors LLC, a private equity and financial services firm formed in 2004 that provides equity, financing, and consulting services to the media and entertainment industry (primarily the film and production company segment), in addition to portfolio investing. The firm manages three film funds that finance and monetize tax incentives for studios and independent production companies, including the Massachusetts Film Tax Credit Fund, which, since 2007, has closed over 525 transactions involving monetizations and/or financings of film tax credit projects in the Commonwealth ranging from film tax credits as small as $12,500 to over $25 million per project. Earon also serves on the boards of the not-for-profit Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston and the South Shore Art Center.

Prior to forming Coastal Capital Advisors LLC in 2004, Earon spent 25 years at Ernst & Young (EY), rising to become senior partner where he led EY’s New England financial services tax practice, including its Private Equity, Asset Management, Banking, and Insurance groups.