Ray Buchanan is Founder and President of Stop Hunger Now, an international relief organization based in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Mr. Buchanan founded Stop Hunger Now in 1998, following an 18-year career as the founder and co-director of the Society of St. Andrew, a Virginia-based, domestic food relief organization.  An ordained United Methodist minister, he is fueled by the vision of ending hunger in his lifetime and, to that end, has dedicated himself to helping those in the greatest need. 

Stop Hunger Now was created by Mr. Buchanan with the assistance of co-founder, John Hewitt, as an entrepreneurial model for providing rapid, cost-effective responses to international crisis situations.  To date, Stop Hunger Now has distributed over $100 million in direct relief to the world’s poorest and most hungry.  Working through third-party implementing organizations, Stop Hunger Now provides immediate relief in the face of natural disasters and political instability.  Leveraging its strong network of contacts, it brings surplus food to areas of the world that need it desperately at little or no cost for either the food or the transportation.   

Mr. Buchanan is a member of the Board of Directors International Food Bank Association, the Alliance to End Hunger, Faithnet, The United Methodist University of Liberia, and the Triangle Men’s Center.  Buchanan is the recipient of the N.C. Human Rights Coalition Award, the UNC-W Distinguished Alunus Award, the Caring Institute National Caring Award, the National Association of Christians and Jews Humanitarian Award and the Maxwell House “Real American Hero Award.” Articles on Mr. Buchanan and his work have appeared in the USA Today, the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, the San Francisco Examiner, the Houston Post, the Dallas Morning News, theArizona Republic, the Raleigh News and Observer and the Los Angeles Times.  He has appeared on the NBC Nightly News, the CBS Weekend News and the 700 Club. 

Mr. Buchanan served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1966-1970 and spent 14 months in Okinawa, Japan & Vietnam.  He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Divinity from Shenandoah

He is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys hunting, fly fishing, horseback riding, scuba diving, hiking and biking. He is also an avid reader and loves photography and writing. 

Mr. Buchanan has two adult children and lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.