Mainstage | Tuesday | A.M. General Session

 

Dr. Albert L. Reyes is the sixth president and CEO of Buckner International and has worked for Buckner since 2007. He previously served as president of Buckner Children and Family Services. This year marks Buckner’s 145th anniversary, and its mission is to serve vulnerable children, families, and senior adults.

Before joining Buckner, Reyes was president of Baptist University of the Américas in San Antonio, where he led the school through dramatic changes in its name, accreditation, and structure. Under Reyes, the school’s annual operating budget increased from $700,000 to over $3.2 million.

Reyes also served as pastor of three churches and Sprint’s National Customer Service Center manager. He has been involved in numerous roles with the 2.5 million-member Baptist General Convention of Texas, serving as its president in 2005. He is vice president of the Baptist World Alliance, USA Region.

Reyes received a bachelor’s in business administration from Angelo State University, a master of divinity and doctor of ministry degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a doctorate in philosophy from Andrews University.

He is a member of the board of directors for the Christian Alliance for Orphans, Angelo State University Foundation, and Stark College and Seminary. In 2022, Reyes received the Leadership Excellence Award in the category of mega nonprofit at D CEO’s Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards and the UN Day Global Leadership Award from the Dallas Chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA. He was also selected as a member of the 2023 D CEO Dallas 500, the most influential business leaders in North Texas.

He has written The Jesus Agenda: Becoming an Agent of Redemption (Believers Press, 2015) and Hope Now: Peace, Healing, and Justice when the Kingdom Comes Near (Iron Stream Books, 2019). His third book, Never Alone: The Power of Family to Inspire Hope (Iron Stream Books), is due in 2024.

Reyes and his wife Belinda have three adult sons. He enjoys reading, writing, hiking, watching movies, and traveling. The Reyes family is an active member of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas.