Portrait of Abigail Johnson

Rank #48

Abigail Johnson

Net worth $40.5B

Fidelity · United States

Born
Dec 19, 1961
Age
64
Source
Fidelity
Residence
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education
Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Hobart and William Smith

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Abigail Johnson has served as CEO of Fidelity Investments since 2014, when she took over for her father, and has been chairman since 2016.
  • Her grandfather, Edward Johnson II, founded the Boston-based mutual fund giant in 1946.
  • She owns an estimated 29% stake of the firm, which as of December 2025 manages discretionary assets totaling $7.1 trillion.
  • Johnson has embraced cryptocurrencies and, in 2018, Fidelity launched a platform that allows institutional investors to custody and trade bitcoin, ether and litecoin.
  • She worked summers at Fidelity through college and joined full-time as an analyst in 1988 after receiving a Harvard M.B.A.
  • The Johnson family is a frequent donor to nonprofits in the Boston area and has given money to Harvard, the Institute of Contemporary Art and Historic New England.