Jennifer Hudson was appointed to serve as the Director of the Delaware Division of Revenue effective October 1, 2017. As the Director, Jenn is the leader of a dynamic organization of nearly 225 personnel who are responsible for the administration and enforcement of many of the taxes imposed by the State of Delaware, and the collection of nearly two-thirds of Delaware’s annual general fund revenue. Following an RFP process to identify a vendor, Revenue recently launched an IT project that will allow the modernization of Revenue’s tax processing systems. Jenn also served as State Escheator from October 3, 2017 through January 1, 2018.

From 2012 until her appointment as Director, Jenn served as a Deputy Attorney General with the Delaware Department of Justice, representing the Department of Finance, the Division of Revenue, and the Division of Accounting. In this role, Jenn represented Revenue in connection with all tax cases pending before the Tax Appeal Board and Superior Court, worked with the Department of Finance on legislative issues, and assisted the Division of Accounting with interpretation of applicable tax laws.
While at the Department of Justice, Jenn served as a Unit Head, overseeing the unit that represented various State agencies, including DelDOT, the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Finance. In addition, Jenn served as the Chair of the FOIA Committee, and was instrumental in publishing the FOIA Manual and providing annual FOIA training to provide guidance to FOIA coordinators statewide.

Prior to joining the Delaware Department of Justice, Jenn was in private practice with the Wilmington-based law firm Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, where she worked for 12 years as an attorney in the Tax Department. Jenn also worked in a variety of other roles at Young Conaway before entering and while attending law school. Jenn graduated from Widener University School of Law cum laude in 2000, having served as a member of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, and from Widener University summa cum laude in 1997.

Jenn completed the Certificate in State and Local Tax at the Georgetown University Law Center in 2017 and received an LL.M. in Taxation with distinction from Georgetown in 2018.