Nelson Peltz is an ace American investor and a businessman, best known as one of the co-founders of ‘Trian Fund Management,’ an alternative investment company. Born and raised in New York, he dropped out of college in the early 60s and joined his family business ‘A. Peltz & Sons.’ In the next few years, Nelson and his brother took charge of the company and used their skills to gradually develop the firm from being a produce company to a frozen-food company. With time, as the business flourished, Nelson acquired many companies and emerged as one of the most powerful business minds in the country. Apart from being the CEO of ‘Trian,’ Nelson also happens to be the non-executive chairman of ‘The Wendy’s Company,’ and the director of the ‘The Madison Square Garden Company’ and ‘Sysco Corporation.’ Nelson, a devout Jew, has donated millions of dollars for the upliftment of the Jewish community in the US. The ‘National Association of Corporate Directors’ has repeatedly recognized him as one of the most powerful people in global corporate governance in 2010, 2011, and 2012.