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Edward Crosby Johnson II (January 19, 1898 – April 2, 1984) was an American businessman and lawyer who founded Fidelity Investments.
Edward Crosby "Ned" Johnson III (June 29, 1930 – March 23, 2022) was an American billionaire businessman who, along with daughter Abigail Johnson, owned and ran Fidelity Investments and Fidelity International until his death in March 2022. In April 2021, his net worth was estimated at US$8.2 billion.
Mar 24, 2022 · Edward C. Johnson III, a publicity-shy Bostonian who transformed a small company created to manage the department-store wealth of his Mayflower-pedigreed ancestors into one of the world’s...
Feb 8, 2024 · Abigail's grandfather, Edward C. Johnson, founded Fidelity in 1946. Fidelity had $4.4 trillion in managed assets as of September 2023, making it one of the world's largest mutual fund companies.
Mar 25, 2022 · Edward C. Johnson III, the longtime chairman and CEO of Fidelity Investments widely known as Ned, died at the age of 91 on the evening of March 23, 2022, at his home in Florida.
Leadership →. 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.
Mar 25, 2022 · 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.