Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has hired David Petraeus, a retired four-star general and former CIA director, as chairman of its newly-created KKR Global Institute. He will work with a team at KKR that will study the global investment implications of public policy, macro-economic, regulatory and technology trends. In addition to his role with the new division, Gen. Petraeus will also support KKR's investment teams in the diligence process, especially when the firm is considering investments in new geographies.
