Don Eberly

Eberly served in multiple roles as a senior civilian in support of the U.S. mission in Iraq, covering all phases from pre-war to transition to Iraqi control.

He was among the first civilians into Iraq following the removal of Saddam Hussein, serving as a senior advisor under both General Jay Garner and Ambassador Paul Bremer at the Coalition Provisional Authority.

From 2009 to 2011, Eberly served as a senior advisor for the State Department in Kandahar, traveling with army and Special Forces units across Southern Afghanistan coordinating counterinsurgency programs at the peak of the U.S. surge.

Eberly also spent ten years as a social entrepreneur, founding and building several successful non-profit organizations, including one of the largest state policy think tanks in the country and the National Fatherhood Initiative, now the largest civic organization seeking to increase the number of children raised by committed, engaged fathers.

Eberly recently concluded 8 years in executive positions with DynCorp International, a top U.S. Defense Company and award-winning employer of veterans