- Source of Wealth: Business (Reyes Holdings – a food and beverage distribution company)
- Age: 66
- Birth Place: Maryland, United States
- Marital Status: Married (Anne N. Reyes)
- Full Name: Joseph Christopher Reyes
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: 29 December 1953
- Occupation: Co-Chairman of Reyes Holdings
- Education: University of Maryland
- Children: 4
J. Christopher Reyes has an estimated net worth of $4.9 billion. He is considered to be one of the richest people around Illinois. With the involvement of his brother Jude, they managed to purchase a beer manufacturing company in South Carolina. A total of $74,000 was invested in the purchase.
Their second investment was the purchase of Chicago beer systems. They named it Reyes Holdings, and by 2012, it was already topping in the U.S as a top beer distributor. They have successfully managed to invest in several other distribution departments such as the purchase of Martin – Brower that is responsible for McDonald distributions around the United States. Its distribution currently covers Latin America, Canada, and Ireland.
Reinhardt food service is also one of their most successful food distribution companies. Reyes is a board member in several other companies such as Dean Foods, Allstate and Win trust Financial Corporation among others. Apart from these positions, he shares the chairman position in Reyes Holdings with his brother.