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General David Howell Petraeus is a retired four-star general originally from New York. He is a Partner at KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, which he established in May 2013. He is also a member of the boards of directors of Optiv and OneStream, a Strategic Advisor for Sempra, a venture investor in more than 25 startups, and engaged in a variety of academic endeavors. Prior to joining KKR, General Petraeus served over 37 years in the U.S. military, culminating his career with six consecutive commands as a general officer, five of which were in combat, including command of the Surge in Iraq, command of U.S. Central Command, and command of coalition forces in Afghanistan. Following retirement from the military and after Senate confirmation by a vote of 94-0, he served as Director of the CIA during a period of significant achievements in the global war on terror, the establishment of important Agency digital initiatives, and substantial investments in the Agency’s most important asset, its human capital. General Petraeus graduated with distinction from the U.S. Military Academy and is the only person in Army history to be the top graduate of both the demanding U.S. Army Ranger School and the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College. He also earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs Over the past 20 years, General Petraeus was named one of America’s 25 Best Leaders by U.S. News and World Report, a runner-up for Time magazine’s Person of the Year, the Daily Telegraph man of the year, a Time 100 selectee, Princeton University’s Madison Medalist, and one of Foreign Policy magazine’s top 100 public intellectuals in three different years. David Petraeus on Strategic Leadership via Harvard's Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs #leadership | #success | #Harvard | #Belfer | #globalissues | #cybersecurity | #nationalsecurity | #strategicleadership | #Iraq | #Afghanistan | #YouveGotMettle | #CIA | #KKR | #military | #humancapital | #securityclearance | For more information about General David Petraeus or to connect with him on social media, utilize these links: LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/davidpetraeus/ Company Website Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co | David Petraeus is a New York Partner with KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co.) https://www.kkr.com/our-firm/leadership/david-h-petraeus | Video with David H. Petraeus on Leadership - https://vimeo.com/user23219064?embedded=true&source=video_title&owner=23219064 Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus Describes Trump's Options in Afghanistan | August 21, 20174:34 PM ET | Hosted by NPR’s Robert Siegel | Heard on All Things Considered | https://www.npr.org/| David Petraeus: “No Substitute” for U.S. Leadership in Iraq, Syria/ MAY 17, 2016/ Jason M. Breslow https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/david-petraeus-no-substitute-for-u-s-leadership-in-iraq-syria/|