E. Robert Meaney

Bob Meaney is the former Chairman International at Valmont Industries, Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska. He joined Valmont in 1994 and for 18 years led the company’s international operations and global development. Prior to joining Valmont, Meaney was with Continental Can Company for 20 years and held positions in international operations including General Manager Asia-Pacific and President Continental Can France. Meaney currently serves on the boards of Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation and WaterAid America. He also serves as Distinguished Fellow at the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska and was a 2012 Advanced Leadership Fellow at Harvard University. He served as a member of Princeton in Africa’s Advisory Board from April 2014 to December 2015. Meaney earned a BA in History (cum laude) from Princeton University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. From 1969 to 1972 he served as an engineering officer in the U.S Navy.