Don’s career covers four decades of strategic leadership in national and international affairs, with key contributions in areas of civil society, economic development and post-war reconstruction. His service includes over two decades in Washington serving in key positions in the Congress, the White House under two Presidents, USAID, and the Departments of State and Defense.
Eberly served in multiple roles as a senior civilian in support of the U.S. mission in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was among the first civilians into Iraq following the removal of Sadam Hussein. 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 counter-insurgency programs at the peak of the U.S. surge.
Eberly played a lead role in designing and implementing President Bush’s office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives. Eberly is an accomplished intellectual leader and internationally recognized author of numerous books on public life, including several books on civil society.
He is the author of Liberate and Leave, a critically praised book that captured the experience of early post-Saddam Iraq. For his service in support of the U.S. mission abroad, Eberly is the recipient of numerous distinguished service awards.
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