Dr. Daniel "Danny" Akin is President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. A leader in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), he has authored and edited numerous books and journal articles including, Christology: The Study of Christ. He is best known for his commitment to expository preaching and to the Great Commission. 

Danny travels widely to do marriage and family conferences at churches around the country, in which he teaches on the roles of men and women in a marriage and gives practical and biblical advice for raising children. He graduated of Criswell College with a B.A. in Biblical Studies and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree. He also earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. Danny and his wife, Charlotte have four grown sons.