Ric Elias Biography

Ric Elias (born May 21, 1967 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is the co-founder and CEO of Red Ventures (private), a technology and marketing company headquartered in the Charlotte, North Carolina region. Elias was a survivor of Flight 1549, an event which drastically changed his life and led to his widely viewed Ted Talk “3 things I learned while my plane crashed.” A recipient of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Elias is cited as aspiring to create the “Google of the East Coast” within his company’s culture and facilities.