General (Ret.) Christopher Cavoli is a Partner at Valor Equity Partners and a retired U.S. Army four-star general who served as the 19th Commander of U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and the 20th Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) from 2022-2025. Assuming command five months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he directed U.S. military operations across over 50 countries in Europe and commanded NATO’s military operations. Previously, General Cavoli served as Commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa. General Cavoli has operational command experience as well as staff experience and is a trained specialist in Russian affairs, commanding troops in both peacetime and in combat. Following his military retirement, General Cavoli joined Valor Equity Partners as a Partner and the Atlantic Council as a Distinguished Board Member.

General Cavoli was commissioned as an Infantry officer through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at Princeton University, where he earned a B.S. in Biology. He also holds an M.A. in Russian and Eastern European Studies from Yale University.