so … a CEO of a company that is valued in the billions of dollars - that CEO is not a billionaire, for context

The CEO is a millionaire, though - a quick search shows his compensation is over $4 million

I’m not saying every billionaire can be picked out in a lineup by a random member of the public, but just pointing out that no billionaire is escaping scrutiny or awareness of the public in some capacity (this is why I started with “even if not ‘famous’”).

You also didn’t really disclose anything about what I asked - why would my cousin be under an obligation to disclose he’s a CEO of a trucking company and has a salary of over $4 million?

I think it would depend on the kind of relationship I had with the cousin, and whether I felt he was lying or betraying me somehow by lying … but otherwise, no - I’m not seeing how a cousin has any obligation to disclose their net worth, their job, etc. to you.

I think I knew one of my cousins was a kindergarten teacher, that they liked to play softball, etc. - but they didn’t tell me when they changed jobs and I never knew their net worth. If they became a CEO of a company I wouldn’t feel they had an obligation to tell me.