Axel Lopez de Cardenas
Senior Advisor
Axel is a strategic advisor with a deep commitment to generating social impact for defense communities. In collaboration with The Roosevelt Group, he focuses on helping community stakeholders shape partnerships that enhance critical infrastructure and provide support services for military service members, veterans, and their families.
His experience spans program management, technology strategy, and business development at several Fortune 500 companies, where he led multi-disciplinary teams engaged in working with the Department of Defense. In particular, he has a record of supporting the U.S. Air Force and advising senior leaders at the Pentagon in identifying opportunities for innovation and forming public-public and public-private partnerships across 62 military installations and communities.
He currently manages a portfolio of early-stage technology investments and work programs aimed at strengthening national security and supporting the U.S. Intelligence Community. He holds an MBA from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and a BA from the University of Texas at Austin.