Rose Lopez Keravuori
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| Nationality | American |
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| Occupation | Retired US Army brigadier general; company director |
| Known for | Director of Intelligence, US Africa Command; member of Black Cube's international advisory board |
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Rose Lopez Keravuori is a retired US Army brigadier general who served in the Army and Army Reserve from 1997 to 2025, most recently as Director of Intelligence at US Africa Command (AFRICOM).[1] The Israeli private intelligence firm Black Cube lists her on its international advisory board.[2]
Career
According to the SEC filing, Keravuori commanded intelligence organisations and served in operational assignments in Germany, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa. She is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point and holds a Master of Studies in Diplomatic Studies from the University of Oxford, a Master of Strategic Studies from the US Army War College and an MBA from Cameron University.[1]
| # | Dates | Role | Ref |
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| 1 | May 1997 – June 2025 | US Army and Army Reserve; retires as brigadier general | [1] |
| 2 | January 2006 – January 2011 | Business development, programme management and operations roles, BAE Systems | [1] |
| 3 | January 2011 – May 2021 | Founder and chief executive, ROSE Solutions (strategy consultancy) | [1] |
| 4 | Until 2025 | Director of Intelligence, US Africa Command | [1][2] |
| 5 | By 2026 | Chair of the advisory board, GCR Group (critical minerals) | [1] |
| 6 | By October 2026 | Listed on Black Cube's international advisory board | [2] |
| 7 | 10 August 2026 | Appointed to the board of Byrna Technologies Inc. and to its Enterprise Risk Management Committee | [1] |
Black Cube
Black Cube's website describes her as "a distinguished former U.S. Army intelligence officer with over thirty years of experience in intelligence, crisis management, and strategic operations", who "had recently finished her tour as Director of Intelligence at U.S. Africa Command, after successfully serving as a Director of Strategy at a Fortune 500 company".[2] She sits on the same advisory board as the former Mossad head Efraim Halevy, the former Israeli police commissioner Yohanan Danino, the former national security adviser Giora Eiland and the former City of London Police commissioner Adrian Leppard.[2] No date for her appointment and no role in any Black Cube operation has been found in public sources.