Shownotes:
(0:01) Highlights of the episode
(0:01)- A lot of what we do is to be like someone we admire or individuals we admire, and that's what prompted that decision.
(0:10)- There are very, very bright people in the world who don't see it at all the same way that I do, or that many in uniform way.
(0:17)- People who don't seem to see the world the same way you do can still be exceedingly bright, and exceedingly well informed.
(0:25)- Cyberspace is a new entire domain of warfare without question.
(1:01) A brief introduction to General David Petraeus
General Petraeus, has served in the US military for 37 years, including tours in cold war Europe, United States, Central America, Heidi, Bosnia, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the greater Middle East.
He culminated his military service with six consecutive commands as a general officer, five of which were in combat, including command of the 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault during the fight to Baghdad, and the first year in Iraq multinational security transition command Iraq over 15 subsequent months multinational forces Iraq during the surge from February 2007, to September 2008.
US Central Command from 2008 to 2010, and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2011.
General Petraeus graduated with distinction from the US Military Academy, subsequently earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University, and has held academic appointments at six universities.
He has received numerous US military State Department, NATO, and UN medals, including four Defence Distinguished Service Medals, the Bronze Star Medal for valor, and the Combat Action Badge and he has been decorated by 13 foreign countries.
Following his service in the military, General Petraeus served as the director of the CIA, leading the agency through a period that saw significant achievements in the global counterterrorism effort, development of a strategic plan for the agency, and an initiative to increase worldwide human intelligence coverage.
General Petraeus joined KKR in June, June 2013, as chairman of the KKR Global Institute, he went on to become a partner at KKR in December 2014. The Global Institute supports the KKR investment process and KKR portfolio companies with analysis of geopolitical macroeconomic, environmental, social, and governance issues.
General Petraeus is also a member of the board of directors at successful companies like optive and onestream. General Petraeus is also a successful venture capitalist himself, a visiting fellow at Yale University's Jackson center, and an honorary professor of international security at the University of Birmingham, England.
(3:44) Question 1 -
Can you just recall a few incidents which may have had a significant impact on you, the direction of your career, any mentor you met, any meetings, chance meetings that you had?
(4:03) General David Petraeus talks about what inspired him to join the military, and shares stories that profoundly affected his life. He shares his experiences of working with people who had different opinions than him, and how that opened up his perspective.
He also shares the incident of him getting shot.
(18:25) Question 2-
Going into combat going into the real field is very different from learning on the job. So, did yo
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