Abigail Johnson Biography
Abigail Johnson was born in Boston in 1961, earned a Harvard MBA in 1988 and joined Fidelity that year 36.
Full nameAbigail Pierrepont Johnson
NationalityUnited States
Known forChairman and CEO of Fidelity Investments
Born in Boston
Abigail Pierrepont Johnson was born on 19 December 1961 in Boston, the eldest of three children of Edward 'Ned' Johnson III and Elizabeth Johnson 38.
College and consulting
She graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 1984 with a degree in art history, then worked as a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton in New York 36.
Harvard Business School
She earned an MBA at Harvard in 1988 and joined Fidelity that year 67.
The wire room
Before college she had a summer job in Fidelity's wire room, taking customer calls and processing transactions 3.
Frequently asked questions
In Boston, Massachusetts, on 19 December 1961.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges (art history, 1984) and Harvard Business School (MBA, 1988).
She joined in 1988 after Harvard Business School.
Sources✓ Verified 14 Nov 2026
1 Wikipedia, Abigail Johnson, 1 Jan 1970, Birth, education
2 Encyclopedia.com, Johnson, Abby 1961, 1 Jan 1970, Education years
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