Mari K. Eder is a retired U.S. Army Major General, a speaker and author, and a thought leader on strategic communication and leadership. She served as Deputy Chief of Public Affairs and Deputy Chief of the Army Reserve, and taught at the NATO School. Her book Leading the Narrative: The Case for Strategic Communication is used in university communications courses. Her series began with The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line, winner of the Library of Virginia People’s Choice Award, and continued with The Girls Who Fought Crime. Her latest, The Girls Who Beat the Odds, is available wherever books are sold.
Mari K. Eder, retired U.S. Army Major General, is a renowned speaker and author, and a thought leader on strategic communication and leadership. General Eder served as Director of Public Affairs at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and as an adjunct professor and lecturer in communications and public diplomacy at the NATO School and Sweden’s International Training Command. She held senior positions in the Pentagon, including Deputy Chief of Public Affairs and Deputy Chief of the Army Reserve.
Her book Leading the Narrative: The Case for Strategic Communication is used in university communications courses, and American Cyberscape: Trials and the Path to Trust was released in November 2020.
The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line was released in August 2021 and won the Library of Virginia People’s Choice Award. The second in the series, The Girls Who Fought Crime, followed in August 2023. Her latest, The Girls Who Beat the Odds, was released in September 2026 and is available wherever you buy books.
General Eder was awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution Medal of Honor and named the Historic Hotels of America 2023 Historian of the Year. When not writing, lecturing, or traveling, she works with rescue groups, fostering rescue dogs.
Mari K. Eder, retired U.S. Army Major General, is a renowned speaker and author, and a thought leader on strategic communication and leadership. General Eder has served as Director of Public Affairs at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and as an adjunct professor and lecturer in communications and public diplomacy at the NATO School and Sweden’s International Training Command. She served in a number of senior positions in the Pentagon, on the Army Staff, as Deputy Chief of Public Affairs and Deputy Chief of the Army Reserve, and with DoD’s Reserve Forces Policy Board. She speaks and writes frequently on communication topics for university and international audiences and consults on communications issues.
Her book Leading the Narrative: The Case for Strategic Communication is used in a number of university communications courses. American Cyberscape: Trials and the Path to Trust followed in November 2020. She is the author of numerous case studies and articles on military ethics, leadership, and strategic communications, and two books of children’s stories.
The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line was released in August 2021, and the Library of Virginia awarded it the People’s Choice Award in October 2022. The second in the series, The Girls Who Fought Crime, was released in August 2023. Her latest release, The Girls Who Beat the Odds, was released in September 2026 and is available wherever you buy books.
Ret. Maj. Gen. Eder was awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution Medal of Honor and named the Historic Hotels of America 2023 Historian of the Year.
When not writing, lecturing, or traveling, Ret. Maj. Gen. Eder works with rescue groups, fostering rescue dogs.
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