Steve Rivkin (January 13, 1947 – November 16, 2016) was an American marketing and communications consultant, author and speaker.

[1] The son of a pharmacist, Rivkin came from a medical family that included a general practitioner, a thoracic surgeon, an ob-gyn, a radiologist, and an infertility specialist.

In 2006, Rivkin was appointed Senior Fellow in Health Communications & Marketing Strategy for the Estes Park Institute,[3] a national healthcare educational organization.

He served on the board of directors of the Estes Park Institute and Volunteers in Medicine.

Rivkin was a frequent speaker on marketing and communications topics, at company seminars, industry conferences, and a contributor to business and trade publications.