Our Team
David Cuddy
Film Producer, Investor and Board Member
David is a Producer and Executive Producer on a dozen films and P&A investor on five films. Currently he is a manager of Studio Estates (real estate development in Austin, Texas) and an equity owner in the Sam Houston Film Studio development project. He assists SHSWFIF in evaluation of P&A investments.
Dave cut his teeth in the business world of Alaskan banking. After 20 years as a commercial banker, including two as president, he left to enter the world of business consulting. He has extensive experience in public relations, sales, marketing, finance and management. He was elected and served one term in the Alaska State Legislature, and ran for the US Senate in 1996. He wrote the first draft of the recently published book, Against Long Odds. He is a board member of a telecommunications company in Alaska. He spent much of 2000 serving as interim chief financial officer and VP of business development for a Boston Internet company. Dave holds an economics degree from Duke University, a law degree from LaSalle, and an MBA from Gonzaga University. Dave serves as senior vice president of Entertainment Business Group and handles clients in the development and distribution stages. He also manages various corporate division projects within Entertainment Business Group. He joined Sam Houston Southwest Film Investment Fund in 2015 and serves as a Board Advisor and Investor. In 2015 The Fund was also committed to build a new 52 Mil Studio complex on his land, in Kyle, Texas, that was halted due to the Governor of Texas not continuing the funding of the Film and TV incentives.
