Josef Erlacher (*8 May 1965 in South Tyrol) is a visually impaired Italian former alpine skier, winner of two Paralympic medals, founder and entrepreneur of the management consulting company IFK Consulting, Speaker, Coach and developer of the 5-Finger Model.

He obtained a doctorate in marketing, management and controlling at the University of Innsbruck.

With 500 clients, the company is the largest and oldest management consultant in South Tyrol.

A versatile skier, Erlacher made his debut at the 1988 Paralympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, where he won the bronze medal in the downhill and finished 4th in the giant slalom.

At the following Paralympics in Tignes in 1992, he finished 4th in the super giant and did not race in the giant slalom; at the 1994 Paralympics in Lillehammer, he again won the bronze medal in the downhill, finished 4th in the super G and giant slalom and did not finish the special slalom.