HISPANIC BUSINESS MAGAZINE NAMES NRC REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR, 

LUIS REYES, TO ITS 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL 

HISPANICS LIST FOR 2008 

Hispanic Business magazine has named Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission’s Region II Administrator, Luis Reyes, to its 100 Most 

Influential Hispanics List for 2008. The feature appears in the magazine’s 

October issue. 

“I am extremely proud to be among a group of highly accomplished, 

forward-thinking professionals who have demonstrated vision, hard work, 

and perseverance,” Reyes said. 

Established in 1979, Hispanic Business magazine has been publishing its 100 Most 

Influential Hispanics List of U.S. citizens of Hispanic origin who have made exceptional 

achievements and contributions within their respective fields since 1983. They are the trailblazers and headline-makers who set an example for others, according to the magazine. Reyes 

joins a notable list of politicians, entertainers, CEOs, doctors, lawyers, judges, educators, and 

fellow scientists. 

He was specifically named one of the most influential Hispanics in Government. The 

magazine emphasizes Reyes’ commitment to help define the possibilities created by opening the 

doors of opportunity to minorities, and contributing greatly to America's prosperity. 

 Nominations are made by Website visitors, readers, contributing editors, magazine staff 

and writers. Individuals are selected based on contributions to their communities or professions, 

and are generally people who are raising the bar in whatever they do. 

As NRC Regional Administrator, Reyes is in charge of overseeing all new commercial 

nuclear power plant construction in the country, as well as inspecting operating plants in 

Southeast region of the United States. Before that, as the NRC’s Executive Director for 

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Operations and the chief operating officer, Reyes managed the agency’s day-to-day operations, 

overseeing more than 3,700 full-time employees and an annual budget of more than 925 million 

dollars. 

Under Reyes’ tenure, the NRC was recognized for its commitment to diversity and in 

April 2007 achieved the top ranking as the Best Place to Work in the Federal Government by the 

Partnership for Public Service and the American University Institute for the Study of Public 

Policy Implementation. 

Reyes received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering and Master of 

Science Degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico. He has also 

completed post-graduate work in fusion energy. Reyes is a graduate of the Federal Executive 

Institute. He has attended the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government and 

has received the Presidential Meritorious Rank Award in 1991, 1999, and 2003. In 2007 he 

received the Presidential Distinguished Service Award, the highest award that can be given to a 

member of the federal Senior Executive Service.

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