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Paula Dean Broadwell (née Kranz; born November 9, 1972) is an American
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, academic and former military officer. Broadwell served in the
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on both active and reserve duty for over 20 years, including time as a military school undergraduate with experience in over 70 countries. In 2012, she co-authored, with
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, '' All In: The Education of General David Petraeus'', a biography of then-
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commander
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. She is the co-founder and co-director of the Think Broader Foundation, a media consulting firm that focuses on addressing gender bias in the media and society. Broadwell is most notable for her involvement in the Petraeus scandal.


Early life and education

Broadwell was born in Bismarck, North Dakota on November 9, 1972. She attended Century High School, where she was
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,
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of the class of 1991, and an all-state
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. In 2006 Broadwell was inducted into the Century High School Hall of Fame. Broadwell graduated from the
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in 1995 with a
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degree in
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and political geography. In 2006, she earned a
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degree in international security from the University of Denver's
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, and went on to earn a Master of Public Administration degree from the
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in 2008. Broadwell was a research associate in the Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership Fellows, a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations, a Distinguished Young Leader in the French-America Foundation and American Council on Germany, and a national finalist in the White House Fellows program. Broadwell was elected as the Harvard student representative to the Academy of Achievement in 2006. During this time, she also worked at The Fletcher School at
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as the Deputy Director of the Jebsen Center on Counter-Terrorism. In 2008, Broadwell entered the PhD program at the Department of War Studies at King's College London. As of February 2014 Broadwell was listed as a "former student" presumably without receiving a Ph.D. Her lead supervisor at KCL was
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.


Career

Broadwell served in the
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and the
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as a
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officer on four continents, serving in the disciplines of
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,
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, counterterrorism analysis and operations, and
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work. In August 2012, Broadwell was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Reserve. On November 14, 2012, Broadwell was stripped of her clearances to access
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; her promotion to lieutenant colonel was revoked and she was demoted back to major. Broadwell was then classified by the Army as being ineligible for further promotion due to her being under investigation by the Army for the Petraeus affair scandal. This classification remained in place until the investigation was fully resolved. Broadwell applied for a position with the FBI in 2001, passing the
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, academic, and life-experience requirements. A retired FBI agent quoted by ''
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'' suggested that the FBI would have been very impressed with her qualifications and experience. While the FBI did offer Broadwell a position, she decided instead to attend
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. Broadwell met Petraeus in 2006 while he was a speaker at the
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at Harvard University. She was a graduate student at the University of Denver at that time. According to ''
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'', Broadwell told him about her research interests after he spoke. He handed her his card and offered his help. She began a doctoral dissertation that included a case study of his leadership, with Petraeus fully cooperating. Broadwell then co-authored (with Vernon Loeb) a biography of Petraeus, '' All In: The Education of General David Petraeus'' which was published in January 2012.Broadwell, Paula with Vernon Loeb (2012). ''All In: The Education of General David Petraeus.'' Penguin, The writer, Joshua Foust, challenged the accuracy of Broadwell's account of the US destruction of the Afghan village of
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. Soldiers and officers came to her defense, questioning Foust's hostility toward Broadwell. Broadwell was deputy director of the Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies at
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at
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. She also worked with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. Broadwell has also written for ''
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, CNN Security Blog,'' and ''
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'', as well as publishing book chapters in edited volumes. In June 2009 and June 2011 Broadwell attended meetings on Afghanistan-Pakistan policy in the
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, which is part of the
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complex.


Personal life


Marriage and family

Broadwell was married to Dr. Scott Broadwell, an
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who graduated from
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in 1996. They resided in
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, and have two sons. The couple met in 2000, when they were both active duty U.S. Army captains. Scott Broadwell at the time was a physician and commander of the
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military clinic in
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and Broadwell was completing a military intelligence deployment. They married in Heidelberg Castle, with Lt. Col. Ronald Leininger, a Protestant
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, officiating.


Petraeus affair

Broadwell became notable after her extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus was exposed. In mid-2012, Broadwell sent a series of emails to General Mattis, General John Allen, and Admiral Harward, cautioning them about
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. She also sent harassing emails to Kelley, apparently warning her to stay away from Petraeus (Broadwell's lover). Kelley reported the stalking/threatening emails to the FBI, who then began an investigation since the emails contained
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about the CIA director's schedule. The emails were prompted after Broadwell alleged that Kelley intimately fondled Petraeus under a table at a restaurant at the Georgetown Four Seasons. Kelley denies the claim that she fondled Petraeus and alleges that Petraeus made those statements to the FBI to spare Broadwell from serving time in prison. The
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investigated Broadwell for possessing classified information by illegally accessing the CIA director's emails to learn the confidential schedules of the generals she was emailing. The FBI called Broadwell in for questioning, at which time she admitted to her illegal access of Petraeus's emails. After Broadwell turned over her computer to the FBI, additional classified documents were found in her possession. The extra-marital affair was revealed in early November 2012 and was cited by Petraeus as the reason for his resignation on November 9. When the news of the scandal became public, Broadwell spent time secluded in Washington, D.C., (at the home of her brother, Stephen Kranz) away from her husband and family. At the same time, her home in
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was being searched by the FBI. While she subsequently returned to her family and the media took note of how the Broadwells tried to get back to normal life, the couple ultimately divorced. Following the revelations about her relationship with Petraeus, Broadwell retained the services of former Clinton administration press secretary
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with the public relations firm The Glover Park Group.


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Broadwell and Vernon Loeb discussing ''All In''
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