Meet Abigail Johnson: the President and CEO of Fidelity Investments.
Fidelity is an investment management company managing over $4.5 TRILLION of assets!
Abigail Johnson has regularly been named among the world's most powerful women by Forbes and has a net worth of $22.6 billion 💰
Born in 1961, Abigail Johnson is the granddaughter of Edward C. Johnson II, the founder of Fidelity Investments.
🏦 Despite her affluent background, Johnson's parents instilled in her the value of hard work and independence.
During her summer breaks in college, Johnson worked at Fidelity, learning the ropes from the ground up.
She held various roles, from answering customer service calls to analyzing stocks, laying a solid foundation for her understanding of business and investing 📈
After earning a bachelor's degree in art history from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, she got an MBA at Harvard Business School 🎓
Upon completing her MBA, Johnson worked at Booz Allen Hamilton as a consultant, gaining external experience before eventually rejoining Fidelity as an equity research analyst 📊
Johnson's dedication and keen insight into investments quickly propelled her through the ranks. By 1997, she was an associate director, and in 2001, she became the president of Fidelity’s Asset Management division 💼
In 2014, Johnson became the CEO of Fidelity Investments, and in 2016, she also took on the role of chairman, making her one of the most powerful women in finance 🚀