John P. Abizaid is a Special Advisor at General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, where he assists the Firm's Business Services & Technology group with a focus on government services.

General Abizaid is senior partner, JPA Partners LLC, a Nevada-based strategic and analytic consulting firm. Gen. Abizaid retired from the U.S. Army in May 2007, after thirty-four years of service. At the time he retired he was the longest-serving commander of U.S. Central Command, responsible for 27 countries in the Middle East, Southwest Asia, and the Horn of Africa.  During his career, he commanded units at every level, serving in the combat zones of Grenada, Lebanon, Kurdistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. Gen. Abizaid served on the Joint Staff three times, the last as director.

He serves as the distinguished chair at West Point's Combating Terrorism Center, sits on numerous advisory and non-profit boards, and is on the board of directors of USAA and RPM International.  He is based in Gardnerville, NV.