Valery Gerasimov
Chief of the General Staff, Russian Armed Forces
theorist
Profile
Valery Gerasimov has served as Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defense since 2012. His career spans command of three military districts and a combined arms army, making him one of the most senior figures in Russia’s military hierarchy.
Why they matter
As the principal military architect overseeing Russian Armed Forces doctrine and operations, Gerasimov holds direct authority over how Russia develops and deploys autonomous systems, drone warfare, and AI-enabled battlefield capabilities. His strategic decisions shape the adversary context that defence-tech developers on the Ukrainian and NATO sides are building against.
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