Abigail Johnson
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Fidelity
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Residence
- Milton, Massachusetts
- Organization
- Chairman & CEO at Fidelity Investments
- Education
- Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration)Hobart and William Smith (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 2
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.
About
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.