Lester A. Hudson, Jr.

Office: Dana 210-B

Phone: 704-688-2704

Email: hudsonl@queens.edu

Les Hudson is the Wayland H. Cato, Jr. Chair of Leadership at the McColl Graduate School of Business.  He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Management from Clemson University (1997). Dr. Hudson also has a B.A. in Economics from Furman University (1961), and earned his MBA from the University of South Carolina in 1965.

Dr. Hudson teaches Business Strategy and Business Policy. His research interests include corporate strategy, corporate governance, and strategic decisions concerning capacity expansion.

He is involved with Clemson's Arthur M. Spiro Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership in the areas of program development, teaching, and entrepreneurial mentoring.

Dr. Hudson is currently a Director of American Electric Power Company, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio, American National Bankshares and American National Bank in Virginia, the Greenville Hospital System Foundation in South Carolina; and The Sirrine Foundation in South Carolina.

Prior to his entering Clemson's Graduate School in 1993, Dr. Hudson worked in industrial operations and corporate management for more than twenty-five years.

He was the President, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of two textile companies, one listed on the New York Stock Exchange and one privately owned.