Richard P. "Rick" Alden (born July 4, 1964 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American entrepreneur and the founder and former CEO of Skullcandy, Inc., Device Step-In Snowboard Bindings, Stance Socks, and co-founder of Plus550 LLC.

[2] This venture was co-founded with snowboard industry veteran Brett Conrad, and launched under the brand name, Device Manufacturing.

In 2003, Alden formed Skullcandy designing headphones and other audio products targeted as skiers, skateboarders and other outdoor activities.

While CEO of Skullcandy, Alden was issued a patent for technology that integrates mobile phones and music players, known as LINK.

[4] Alden holds a design patent for the Orvis Batternkill Large Arbor Fly Fishing Reel.