You know, when you are as high up in a company as he is (and as highly compensated) you should probably assume that you are the face of that company 24/7. Anytime you're chatting with anyone you don't know intimately, in a setting outside of your home or that of a friend, maybe just keep it to polite topics. That's why they're called polite topics. Rightly or wrongly, people are liable to interpret you as representing your company and its culture.