Nelson Peltz

Nelson Peltz Net Worth

Nelson Peltz net worth: Nelson Peltz is an American businessman who has a net worth of $1.79 billion dollars. Nelson Peltz is best known for acting as a founding partner of Trian Fund Management, L.P., which he started with Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden. The company is an investment management fund venture, and is based in New York. He also serves as a chairman for Wendy's, Legg Mason, Inc., Mondelez International, and Ingersoll Rand. In the past he worked for H.J. Heinz Company and Triangle Industries. Though Peltz attended college at the University of Pennsylvania, he dropped out in 1963 in order to become a ski instructor in Oregon. However, instead he worked as a delivery truck driver for A. Peltz & Sons, his grandfather's company. Having been given the green light by his father, Peltz and his brother grew the company tremendously over the next 15 years. However, they solid it in 1978 after going bankrupt. Peltz has been married three times and has 10 children. Eight of whom are with his current wife, a former fashion model, Claudia Heffner. Two of his kids, Nicola Peltz and Will Peltz are actors, while son Brad Peltz formerly worked as a professional hockey player.