David Petraeus - Defense Challenges, Opportunities & The Future

General David Petraeus (ret.) discusses the Ukraine conflict, Great Powers Competition, the Space Force, securing our technology supply chain, AI & automation in future warfare, and defending America in uncertain times. General Petraeus currently serves as a Partner in the global investment firm KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute. Prior to this role, Gen. Petraeus served over 37 years in the U.S. military, culminating his career with 6 commands as a general officer, 5 of which were in combat, including Command of the Surge in Iraq, United States Central Command, and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. Following his military service, he served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. General Petraeus graduated with distinction from the U.S. Military Academy, earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University, and has held academic appointments at six universities. He is a member of numerous boards and advisory councils for think tanks and veterans organizations and has received many dozens of honors and awards of the highest order over the course of his remarkable career. Over the past 20 years, General Petraeus has been named one of America’s 25 Best Leaders by U.S. News and World Report, the runner-up for Time magazine’s Person of the Year, the Daily Telegraph man of the year, a Time 100 selectee twice, Princeton University’s Madison Medalist, and one of Foreign Policy magazine’s top 100 public intellectuals in three different years. He has also been sanctioned by Russia. LINKS: KKR: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts https://www.kkr.com/ David H. Petraeus: Partner, KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute https://www.kkr.com/our-firm/leadership/david-h-petraeus David Petraeus - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Petraeus