Abigail Johnson

In 2014, Abigail Johnson became CEO of the Boston-based financial services company her grandfather founded, succeeding her father, Edward “Ned” Johnson III. The third-generation CEO has never shied away from making her own mark on the company. Over the past year, Johnson has replaced top executives and led Fidelity’s launch of a product that enables employers to match employees’ student loan payments in a retirement account. In January 2024, the company also launched one of the industry’s first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded products. In late 2023, Fidelity split its retail investing business into two separate divisions: a brokerage and a wealth management unit. The moves are paying off. Though Fidelity remains privately held and does not disclose all of its financial information, the company reported revenue of $28.2 billion in 2023, a 12% increase from 2022 and a record high.