Drew Hudson

Drew Hudson serves as TechNet’s General Counsel and Director of Federal Policy.  Based in Washington, D.C., Hudson helps drive TechNet’s federal policy advocacy on key priorities, including tax, supply chains, e-commerce, and financial technologies. Hudson also leads TechNet’s engagement in court cases affecting the tech sector and advises on legal and regulatory matters.

Hudson has over a decade of federal legal, policy, and communications experience in Congress and in the executive branch.  Before joining TechNet, he served in multiple roles for Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), including as Legislative Director and Chief Counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee. In those roles, he led Senator Cotton’s legislative staff, conducted and oversaw congressional investigations into and oversight of the executive branch and private entities, managed Senator Cotton’s amicus brief practice, and handled a broad policy portfolio. He also previously served as a counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee for former Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), and as a member of the 2016 Trump Presidential Transition Team. Prior to joining Senator Cotton’s staff, Hudson held several roles in the Department of Justice, including counsel and spokesperson, where among other duties he represented the Department in the media, the interagency community, and engagements with congressional committees. Prior to his career in public service, Hudson also worked at a private law firm in Alabama. 

Hudson, an Alabama native and Eagle Scout, holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law, where he served on the moot court board and as the managing editor of the Law and Psychology Review. He also holds a Master of Arts in government from Regent University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Thomas Edison University. He is a member of the Alabama State Bar and the Supreme Court Bar.