Eugene C. Hudson

Mr. Eugene C. "Cliff" Hudson is the CEO for Emerging Technology Ventures, Inc. (ETV). He brings to the company more than 32 years of experience from the Department of Defense (DoD) in acquisition management, project management, and technology transition.

Mr. Hudson most recently served with the U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific. His assignments included Deputy for Business Operations and Program Development for the Research & Applied Sciences Department. Key focus areas included management of the autonomous and unmanned system technology transition activities of the Robotics Mentor Protégé Program and the development of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements with industry.

In addition to his experience in Unmanned Systems development, Mr. Hudson has held a variety of Government Business Management positions within the US Army Aviation and Missile Command Acquisition Center, including Chief of the Quantitative Analysis Division and Chief of the Business Management Directorate at Redstone Arsenal, AL. There he led cross-functional teams addressing acquisition and contract management performance improvement objectives.

Mr. Hudson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mississippi and a Master of Science in Business Administration from East Texas State University. He was selected for membership in Tau Beta Pi Engineering, Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering, and Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics honor societies.C