Ric Elias

Ric Elias (Ricardo Elias) is an American business executive and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Red Ventures, a company he helped build into a major digital marketing and media business. Elias is also known for surviving US Airways Flight 1549, the 2009 “Miracle on the Hudson” emergency landing in New York’s Hudson River. After the incident, he spoke publicly about how the experience reshaped his priorities and leadership. His TED talk, reflecting on the crash and the lessons he drew from it, has been widely viewed and frequently cited in discussions of resilience, purpose, and decision-making.