Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> September 23, 2003
DOUGLAS CHERTOK has been the Managing Director of Hudson Ventures since
2000. Prior to joining Hudson, he practiced law at Morrison & Foerster
LLP, where he represented numerous early stage technology companies in
angel, institutional and PIPEs financings, IPOs, mergers and
acquisitions, employment and intellectual property matters as well as a
variety of business development and joint venture deals. From 1992 to
1996, he held several executive positions within the hospitality and
gaming industries, most recently as a corporate director of Lady Luck
Gaming Corporation, which following its IPO, was sold to Isle of Capri
Casinos. Before that, he founded and operated a New York-based gourmet
food manufacturing company, which distributed to the Tri-State area. In
addition to working with many of Hudson's portfolio companies, he now
serves on the Boards of Poindexter Systems, and E-Tran and is an adviser
to Netkey, PowerSteering Software, and The Relegence Corporation. He
also remains active in the venture community by sitting on the boards of
the Global Venture Network, the "Start-Up and Emerging Companies
Strategist" (an American Lawyer Media publication) and the Long
Island/New York Metro Capital Forum. Often quoted in the Venture Capital
Journal and the Daily Deal, Mr. Chertok holds a BS degree, cum laude,
from Cornell University, and a JD degree, cum laude, from New York
University. Profile
Mr. Chertok: Hudson Ventures began in 1997 and currently manages about
$180 million. We are currently investing our second fund
