American businessman Nelson Peltz has an estimated net worth of $1.36 billion as of May 2016 according to Forbes.

Together with Edward P. Garden and Peter W. May, Nelson Peltz co-founded Trian Fund Management. L.P., a New York-based alternative investment management fund. Trian Fund Management. L.P. has investments in Cadbury, Legg Mason, Wendy's, Kraft Foods, Heinz, Family Dollar, State Street Corporation, Domino's Pizza and Tiffany & Co.

In the past, he served as the CEO of Triangle Industries, and currently, he sits as the non-executive chairman of The Wendy's Company. He also serves as the Director of  Legg Mason, Inc and H.J. Heinz Company.

Coming from a Jewish family, Nelson Peltz was born on June 24, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. He was a college dropout at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. When he dropped out of school, he started working for his father's wholesale food distribution business.

After two unsuccessful marriages, Nelson Peltz is currently settled with his third wife, Claudia Heffner, with whom he has a total of eight children. He has two children from previous a relationship.