American Internet executive Ricky Van Veen has an estimated net worth of $25 million. He is the co-founder and current Chief Executive Officer of CollegeHumor.com, a comedy website which features daily original comedy videos and articles. Along with Josh Abramson, he co-founded the website in 1999 while he was still a student at Wake Forest University. After several years, the site has grown to attract millions of monthly visitors who enjoyed its videos, images, illustrations, and articles.

CollegeHumor has also branched out into the T-shirt business with their company called BustedTees. It also has a production company called Notional which has been involved with television and film. He also serve as the CEO of the company that produced the show Chopped on the Food Network. In 2006, the site was acquired by InterActiveCorp (IAC) for $25 million. Prior to the acquisition, the company had an annual earnings of $15 million.

Born in Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, Ricky Van Veen is reportedly dating Girls star Allison Williams, the daughter of NBC newsman Brian Williams.