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  1. Edward Crosby Johnson II (January 19, 1898 – April 2, 1984) was an American businessman and lawyer who founded Fidelity Investments.

  2. Mar 24, 2022 · He was 91. The death was announced on LinkedIn by his daughter Abigail, the current chief executive of the firm, Fidelity Investments. Mr. Johnson, widely known as Ned, led FMR, Fidelity’s ...

  3. Mar 25, 2022 · Fidelity Management & Research (FMR) was founded in 1946 by Ned's father, Edward C. Johnson II, but Ned transformed the Boston-based firm into a global asset management colossus. From 1977...

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  4. Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century. Request the Data. Edward C. Johnson II. Fidelity Investments. 1946–1972. Industry: Finance. Era: 1940. Johnson took over management of the Fidelity Fund in 1946 and built a new company, Fidelity Management and Research.

  5. Mar 25, 2022 · WBUR. Published March 25, 2022 at 11:30 AM EDT. Edward C. (Ned) Johnson II in 1994. (John Bohn/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Edward C. “Ned” Johnson III, a legendary figure in the mutual fund business who built Boston’s Fidelity Investments into a global giant, has died. He was 91. Johnson, one of the region’s wealthiest ...

  6. Mar 24, 2022 · BOSTON, March 24 (Reuters) - Edward C. "Ned" Johnson 3d, an American billionaire investor and philanthropist who as chairman of Fidelity Investments propelled the family business to a...

  7. History. The "Fidelity Fund" became Fidelity Investments under Edward C. Johnson II; incorporated in Massachusetts, May 1, 1930. During the Great Depression, the "Fidelity Fund" was the only fund approved by John C. Hull in his term in office as Securities Director for Massachusetts because of widespread bank failures in 1930. [6] .

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