R. Albert Mohler Jr., born on October 19, 1959 in Lakeland, Florida, is a prominent American Baptist theologian and university leader. As the 9th president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, he has earned recognition as “the reigning intellectual of the evangelical movement in the United States” according to Time.com. A prolific writer and member of the Gospel Coalition board, Mohler is married to Mary and has two adult children.