Lucian Hudson

Lucian John Hudson (born 5 July 1960 in London to Polish parents, Jan and Wanda Maria Pikulski) is a strategy and communications specialist from the UK. He was recently appointed Director of Advancement and Communications at Durham University, having served as Interim Director of Public Affairs and Communications at the University of Oxford, and Communications Director of The Open University. He is Board Chair and Trustee of Earthwatch Europe, as well as a vice-president of the Liberal Judaism in the United Kingdom. He was director of communications in three UK government departments, including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as well as the UK government's first "webmaster general". He was also an executive producer and television journalist for 17 years with the BBC and ITV. In 2013 Hudson served as an independent expert reviewing the communications capability of the Cabinet Office and No. 10 Downing Street.