William Henry Regnery II (February 25, 1941 – July 2, 2021) was an American white nationalist[1] political activist and donor, and an heir to a multi-million dollar fortune.
[10] Regnery founded the National Policy Institute, a white supremacist and identitarian[9] think tank now based in Alexandria, Virginia, in 2005.
James Alex Fields Jr. ran his car into a group of counter-protesters there, killing Heather Heyer and leading to a judgment of $2.4 million against the Institute.
[5] Regnery was described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as "a prime mover and shaker in white nationalism" and "famously reclusive".
[4][14] According to George Hawley, an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama, Regnery "seems to be the black sheep of the family, and he generally avoids the public spotlight.