Peter J. Buck

Peter Buck retired from EDS, the information technology company founded by H. Ross Perot, in 1999 after a successful 30 year career. During his tenure at EDS, Mr. Buck held multiple supervisory and management positions responsible for major commercial and government programs in the United States and overseas. After leaving EDS, Mr. Buck established and operated Waterford Video Productions, based in Waterford, VA. In 2010 Waterford Productions was folded into The Lincoln Studios, a video/photography production LLC located in Lincoln, VA. That same year, Mr. Buck joined Chuck Colson’s Prison Fellowship where he was responsible for soliciting and managing foundation grants.

In 2019, Mr. Buck assumed the same position at Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC. In 2021, Mr. Buck retired from his position at the museum and, with his wife Lynda, moved to Pawleys Island, SC where he continues to work on video projects and actively supports the Free at Last Coalition.

Peter Buck was born and raised in Bethlehem, PA. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1966 with a BA in English and was immediately drafted into the US Army. Before official induction into the Army, he was accepted into the US Navy’s Officer Candidate School and received his commission as an Ensign in January 1967. He served as Operations Officer on the USS Dash (MSO-428), an oceangoing minesweeper stationed at Little Creek, VA and later Charleston, SC. After his honorable discharge in October 1969, Mr. Buck joined EDS’ Systems Engineer Development Program. He graduated from the program a year later. Mr. Buck held various system engineer positions in Boston, New York City, and Camp Hill PA. In 1975, Mr. Buck was tapped to be on the team that established EDS’ international business unit. He relocated to Tehran, Iran to set up and help manage the company’s first international account. In 1977, Mr. Buck moved to Kuwait to assist in setting up EDS’ business office in that country. Mr. Buck managed EDS’ contract with the Central Bank of Kuwait to implement its information technology capability. The project was completed in 1981. Mr. Buck was then asked to move to London, England where he led the EDS team supporting the implementation of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) in Bank of America branches located throughout Europe. In 1983 Mr. Buck relocated to the United States, moving to the Washington, DC area where he held proposal and program management positions serving US Department of Defense organizations including Corps of Engineers, US Navy, and the US Army.

After retirement from EDS in 1999, Mr. Buck established Waterford Video Productions in Waterford, VA. In addition to providing video services to commercial customers, he donated services in support of overseas missionaries. The Champion, a redemptive 40 minute video, was shot and edited in Senegal, West Africa in the Sereer tribal language. Later, English and Wolof, the national tribal language, subtitles were added. The video is still exhibited in Senegal almost 20 years later. Another significant video project Waterford Video Productions supported was the making of the French language film Throw a Few Things on the Ground. Written by the staff of a Christian hospital in Togo, West Africa, the two hour drama was shot and edited on location. English subtitles were later added. The film tells the story of a family confronted by a modern day witch doctor and the Christian gospel. It was selected as a finalist in the full length feature film category at the 2009 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival. The winner that year was the Kendrick brothers Fireproof. In 2010, Mr. Buck dissolved his video company and joined The Lincoln Studios where he continues to do part time video capture and editing.

Mr. Buck was introduced to the world of criminal justice when he joined Prison Fellowship’s development team as a grant writer in 2010. Using his EDS proposal and project management experience, Mr. Buck developed and submitted hundreds of grant requests, proposals, and reports to dozens of foundations. He also participated in visits to prisons and jails with foundation directors, trustees, and staff. Institutions included Rikers Island in New York City and the Carol Vance Unit in Houston, TX. After 9 years at Prison Fellowship, Mr. Buck moved to establish a grant writer/foundation relationship position within the development team at Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC. In this position Mr. Buck not only worked with private foundations but also introduced the museum to appropriate government agencies including the Endowment for the Arts and the Endowment for Humanities. Mr. Buck retired from Museum of the Bible in May 2021. He and his wife Lynda now live in Pawleys Island, SC.