He helped turn the tide against insurgents while commanding forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and literally wrote the book on counterinsurgency techniques by overseeing the development of the Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Manual.

Earning praise from both sides of the political aisle, the retired four-star general took the helm of the CIA in September 2011.

Petraeus, 60, and his wife, Holly, live in Virginia. They have two adult children.