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| Max Rose |
Max Rose, former Brooklyn/Staten Island Congressman, has joined The Soufan Group, global intelligence and security firm, as vice chairman.
He's fresh off a 2022 defeat by Republican Nicole Maliotakis in the rematch of their 2020 election faceoff, which Rose also lost.
Rose chaired the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Recovery.
Prior to the House, Rose served in the infantry in Afghanistan and is still a Major in the Army Reserve.
Ali Soufan is a former FBI Supervisory Special Agent, who investigated international terrorism cases including the East Africa embassy bombings, the attack on the USS Cole and the 9/11 attacks.
He looks forward to working with Rose to "shed light on today’s most pressing challenges while protecting human rights and promoting accountability.”
The Soufan Group has operated in confict zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen and Syria and worked with clients in New York, DC, The Hague, Brussels, London and Singapore.


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