First Sergeant Matt Eversmann (Ret.)

In August 1993, Matt and his Ranger company deployed to Mogadishu, Somalia in support of Operation Gothic Serpent. The battle was made famous by the best selling book and movie Black Hawk Down.

Matt spent almost nine years in the elite 75th Ranger Regiment. He later served at the US Army War College and taught leadership at The Johns Hopkins University. Matt’s last military assignment was an Infantry Company First Sergeant in the 10th Mountain Division. He and his men spent 15 months in Iraq during “the Surge” fighting Al-Qaeda and implementing the counter insurgency strategy. 

Matt was a Master rated parachutist who wore Royal Thai, Egyptian and British airborne wings. He was a sniper and an honor graduate of Ranger School. 

He retired in 2008 and spent a decade in the healthcare, non-profit and data management sectors before exploring his entrepreneurial spirit. In 2018 Matt and his wife started Eversmann Advisory, a consulting firm in West Palm Beach. Their focus on individual excellence and emphasis on the elite mindset allows young leaders to impact their teams immediately.

For his service in Mogadishu, Matt was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor device. In 2019 he won an Emmy for his PBS documentary Send Me about the advances of battle field medicine in Afghanistan. He has co-authored five non-fiction NYT Best Sellers with James Patterson. Their fifth book, American Heroes made its debut on the list in October 2024. Their sixth book, Thank You,Teacher will arrive in April 2026.

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