Albert C. Triaca (1875 – ?) was an Italian balloonist, pioneer aviator, and businessman. Triaca grew up in Italy as the son of a wealthy Naval Officer. He started as a student of the École polytechnique de l'université Paris-Sud where he created an aircraft that was submitted to the war department for development. Triaca flew a balloon in France to qualify as a French pilot for competition, but had the balloon escape after landing from a two-hour flight. He traveled to America in 1908 to become director of the New York School of Automotive Engineers.