Stockton Rush
Stockton Rush | |
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Rush in 2015 | |
| Born | Richard Stockton Rush III March 31, 1962 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 18, 2023 (aged 61) |
| Cause of death | Implosion of Titan submersible |
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| Occupation |
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| Title | Co-founder and CEO of OceanGate |
| Term | 2009–2023 |
| Spouse |
Wendy Weil (m. 1986) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Ralph K. Davies (grandfather) |
Richard Stockton Rush III (March 31, 1962 – June 18, 2023) was an American businessman who was the co-founder and chief executive officer of OceanGate, a deep-sea exploration company.
After graduation from Princeton University, Rush worked for McDonnell Douglas as a flight test engineer on their F-15 program. He later was a board member for BlueView Technologies and the Museum of Flight. In 2009, he created the company OceanGate with Guillermo Söhnlein, who departed the company in 2013.
On June 18, 2023, Rush died along with four others in the Titan submersible implosion during an attempt to visit the wreck of the Titanic in OceanGate's submersible Titan.