J. Clifford Hudson

Clifford Hudson
Born1954 (age 71–72)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)
OccupationsFormer Chairman, President and CEO of Sonic Corp.
SpouseLeslie Hudson

J. Clifford Hudson (born 1954, Dallas) is an American business executive best known for serving as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Oklahoma City-based Sonic Corp. He also served as a trustee of the Ford Foundation and is a past chairman of the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. From 1994-2001, he served as Board Chair of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, to which he was appointed by President Bill Clinton.  Today, he is a founder and managing director of DIA Equity Partners.