Louis R. Hughes (born February 10, 1949) is an American business executive.
Hughes received a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University in 1971 and an MBA at Harvard University in 1973.
He was with General Motors from 1973 to 2000, where he held various positions in the United States and overseas.
As one of the company's six leading employees, he was responsible for strategic, financial and personnel decisions.
Hughes has also held senior positions in a number of companies including Opel, Deutsche Bank, Alcatel-Lucent, Lockheed Martin, OutPerformance and has been Chairman of InZero Systems since 2011.