William N. Hudson Jr., CEO
Bill is the founder and principal of Hudson Advisor Services, Inc. He was formerly the Executive Vice President of the Investment Services Division at Marine Midland Bank (HSBC Bank, USA), overseeing estate, trust, and investment management services. Prior to that, he served as the Division Executive of the bank’s Municipal Securities and Corporate Banking Division in Western New York.
Bill is currently a Trustee of the Buffalo Chapter of the American Red Cross, a board member of Exxpress Tire, and the Treasurer and Investment Committee Chairman at the VNA and Hospice Foundation. His past roles include being a board member, treasurer, and investment committee chairman at the Humane Society of Vero Beach, a Trustee of the Nichols School and chairman of their Endowment Committee, a Trustee of the Park School, a Trustee of the Buffalo State College Foundation, and a Director of Nova Casualty Insurance Company.
He holds a BA in banking and finance from the University of Florida and is a graduate of both the Investment Banking Institute and the National School of Bank Investments. Bill served as a captain and helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps during the Vietnam War. He and his wife, Frances, reside in Vero Beach, Florida, and Williamsville, New York.