PERSON: Bill Rausch

IAVA

Political director

As Political Director, Bill supports the development of IAVA’s annual policy agenda and advocacy campaigns through trusted relationships with Veteran Service Organizations and government agencies. Bill is a former Army Major who served 17 months in Iraq under both Generals Casey and Petraeus while assigned to the Information Operations Task Force.

Prior to joining IAVA, Bill was a Senior Consultant providing services to the Department of Veterans Affairs and most recently to the Department of Defense while assigned to the Pentagon. Bill has broad experience working with veterans and veterans’ issues from his work on several major political campaigns to serving as Team Red, White and Blue Chapter Captain for his local community in Alexandria, VA. Bill received his Bachelor of Science in Geospatial Information Science from the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY.

— iava.org