The woman at the center of the extramarital affair that led to the resignation of the head of the Central Intelligence Agency is a highly accomplished, extremely competitive person who got to know the high-profile general, in part, by going running with him in Afghanistan.

Paula Broadwell met Gen. David Petraeus six years ago, when she introduced herself after he gave a speech at Harvard's Kennedy School, where Ms. Broadwell was working on a master's degree.

She now lives in Charlotte, N.C. with her radiologist husband and two children, according to an online biography page associated with her book about Petraeus, "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus," which was taken offline shortly after her name was linked to the scandal.

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