David Samuel Dockery (born October 28, 1952, Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is the President of the International Alliance for Christian Education.

Prior to his time at Trinity he served as the 15th president of Union University, which U.S. News & World Report has listed among the top tier regional institutions in the South each since 1997.

[7] In addition to his leadership of the IACE, Dockery has served as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.

[8] He also served as Chair for the Consortium for Global Education[9] and on the boards of Christianity Today International[10] and the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association, among other local and national entities.

He and Lanese have traveled to the various regions of the United States and Canada, as well as to Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East.