Rich Hua is a globally recognized expert in emotional intelligence and human-centered leadership. He formerly served as Amazon's Chief EQ Evangelist and Worldwide Head of EPIC Leadership, where he founded EQ@Amazon and built the world’s largest corporate EQ community—scaling it to 70,000 members and reaching 1.5+ million leaders, employees, customers, and partners worldwide.

Rich is one of the few practitioners who has successfully translated emotional intelligence from theory into a global movement at scale. His work has shaped leadership mindsets and behaviors at organizations of all sizes including Amazon, Google, Oracle, Cisco, NVIDIA, Capital One, Johnson & Johnson, BMW, Novartis, and HubSpot.

A sought-after keynote speaker, advisor, and coach, Rich blends science, storytelling, and practical frameworks to help leaders develop the critical human skills—empathy, purpose, inspiration, and connection—needed to lead in the midst of complexity, ambiguity, and opportunity. His work has been featured in Forbes, The Washington Post, The Guardian, AWS Executive Insights, and books by EQ luminaries such as Daniel Goleman and Marc Brackett.