ViaBridge is a small firm by design. Two partners, different backgrounds, one approach to the work.

When you work with ViaBridge, you're working with us — directly, throughout. If something matters enough to bring up, it gets to a partner. That's the firm.

Jim Kilchenman, Founding Partner of ViaBridge

Jim Kilchenman

Founding Partner

Jim leads the firm's financial services work and brings two decades of market data and vendor management experience. Founder of Pier Sourcing Group and former Co-Global Head of Market Data Services at Chain IQ, where he led sourcing across institutional clients with $600M+ in annual spend under management. Prior senior sourcing roles at TIAA ($250M portfolio) and Equitable. Early career in DoD contracting — where the discipline started.

Jim Van Oss, Partner at ViaBridge

Jim Van Oss

Partner

Jim brings 22 years of acquisition experience from the U.S. Department of Defense, where he progressed through contracting, procurement, and senior analyst roles supporting major aircraft and weapon-system programs. Expertise in requirements development, contract design, incentive strategy, and stakeholder alignment — applied to portfolios exceeding $1B. Continues independent DoD consulting alongside his work at ViaBridge.

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