22nd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | General & Venture Capitalist
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22nd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | General & Venture Capitalist
At-a-Glance
Serves as the 22nd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2025.
The first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff nominated while in retirement, as a member of a reserve component, and without previously serving as a four-star general or admiral.
Served as the associate director for military affairs at the Central Intelligence Agency from 2021 to 2024.
Commissioned in the United States Air Force in 1990, accumulating 2,800 flight hours as an F-16 pilot with two tours in Iraq.
Identified as a venture capitalist.
Holds a B.S. in economics from Virginia Military Institute (1990) and an M.A. in air warfare from American Military University (2005).
Biography
John Daniel "Raizin" Caine is an American general and venture capitalist who serves as the 22nd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2025. He was nominated by President Donald Trump in February 2025 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in April.
