General David H. Petraeus, US Army (Ret.)

Overview

General David H. Petraeus (US Army, Ret.) serves as a Partner with KKR, Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, and Chairman of KKR Middle East [1][3]. Petraeus holds board positions and advisory roles across multiple organizations, including membership on the board of directors at Optiv Inc. [4] and strategic advisor positions at Semperis, Advanced Navigation, and Ontic [5][6][7]. Petraeus is the Kissinger Senior Fellow and Lecturer at Yale University's Jackson School of Global Affairs [9] and an Honorary Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham [10]. Petraeus holds a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point [11], a Ph.D. in International Relations and Economics from Princeton University [13], and completed a National Security Fellowship at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy [12]. Petraeus is a speaker on international economic and security issues, strategic leadership, and global trends [8] and co-authored "Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Gaza" with Andrew Roberts [2].

Career history

1. Partner, KKR; Chairman, KKR Global Institute; Chairman, KKR Middle EastJun 2013 to presentKKR
2. OIMember, Board of DirectorsMar 2017 to presentOptiv Inc
3. SStrategic AdvisorSep 2022 to presentSemperis
4. ANStrategic AdvisorNov 2022 to presentAdvanced Navigation
5. OStrategic AdvisorAug 2025 to presentOntic
6. WSSpeaker on international economic and security issues, strategic leadership, and global trendsJun 2013 to presentWashington Speakers Bureau
7. Kissinger Senior Fellow and Lecturer, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale UniversityDec 2019 to presentYale University
8. UOHonorary Professor of International SecurityJun 2019 to presentUniversity of Birmingham

Education

1. USBachelor of Science (BS)1970 - 1974United States Military Academy·at West Point
2. National Security Fellow, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy1994 - 1995Georgetown University
3. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), International Relations and Economics (School of Public and International Affairs)1983 - 1987Princeton University