And yet, despite that was still responsible for less deaths than the CEO

Could well be in debt up to their eyeballs and barely making a profit, for all we know.

Maybe his family did, but judging by his work history, he wasn’t personally wealthy enough to be owning a country club.

If he was “owns a country club” rich, his work history would mostly just say “Owner and CEO of whatever country club”.

There’s no reason to work any sort of normal job if you have that kind of income rolling in.