Nelson Peltz (born June 24, 1942) is an American billionaire businessman and investor. He is a founding partner, together with Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden, of Trian Fund Management, an alternative investment management fund based in New York. He is non-executive chairman of Wendy's Company, and a director of Legg Mason,, Procter & Gamble, Sysco and The Madison Square Garden Company. He is a former director of H.J. Heinz Company, Mondelēz International and Ingersoll Rand and a former chief executive officer (CEO) of Triangle Industries.