Van Antwerp

Robert L. (Van) Van Antwerp is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general. He is the chief of infrastructure and executive development for the Flippen Group, board chairman of Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, and a director at USAA, Calibre Systems, Cardno-GS, and CDM Smith. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and holds an MBA from Long Island University and a master’s in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan.

He retired from the Army in 2011 after 39 years of service and a final assignment as chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. He oversaw a $40+ billion program, including most of the nation’s civil works, infrastructure, and military construction on over 150 Army and Air Force installations. He was responsible for over 37,000 employees providing engineering, project management, construction, and operation and maintenance support in nearly 100 countries. He is a past president of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).

Van is a Registered Professional Engineer. He and his wife, Paula, have been married 42 years and have five children and 11 grandchildren. They reside in North Carolina.