Abigail Johnson is the President and CEO of Fidelity Investments, an American investment firm, and its international sister concern, Fidelity International. The Boston-based company was founded by her grandfather, Edward C. Johnson II in 1946 to manage mutual funds. One of the few women who run a mutual fund mammoth today, she took over the reins of Fidelity Investments in challenging times and grew it into an empire. She holds an estimated 24.5% stake in the firm that has close to $2.7 trillion in the form of managed assets. As someone who has put her faith in cryptocurrencies, her firm launched a platform that allows investors to trade in ether and bitcoins. Known to her colleagues as ‘Abby’, she is a well-respected figure in the company’s Boston headquarters. Down to earth and media shy, she is rarely seen giving interviews to newspapers or media channels.
