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  Abigail Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abigail Johnson (born January 7, 1962) is an American financial businessperson.
She was ranked as the 25th richest person in the world in 2005 by Forbes magazine's list of the world's richest people.
Johnson earned a bachelor's degree at William Smith College.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abigail_Johnson   (104 words)

  
 Abigail Johnson pares Fidelity stake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Johnson has been Fidelity's largest shareholder, with 24.5 percent of its voting stock, more than double the 12 percent holding of her father, Edward C. Johnson III, the chairman and chief executive of the family-controlled firm.
Johnson, the trusts' trustee -- her father, who at 75 years old shows no signs of slowing down -- has the power to vote the shares, giving him even greater sway in the organization.
Johnson's appearance in a 1995 SEC filing as primary shareholder has long served as evidence that she was being groomed to run the firm.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/05301/596806.stm   (1055 words)

  
 Johnson to leave Fidelity board - The Boston Globe
Fidelity Investments executive Abigail P. Johnson is stepping down from the board of trustees that oversees the 366 mutual funds at the company her family controls, Fidelity said yesterday.
Johnson, who is widely expected to succeed her father, chief executive Edward C. Johnson III, at the helm of the world's largest mutual fund company, gave up day-to-day control of the company's core operations this year when she moved over to run its growing employer services business.
Abigail Johnson won't be replaced as a trustee, at least for the time being, Fidelity said, leaving the board with 13 members including three Fidelity officers.
www.boston.com /business/articles/2005/12/24/johnson_to_leave_fidelity_board   (760 words)

  
 New Role for Abigail Johnson at Fidelity
Abigail Johnson, the heir-apparent at privately held Fidelity Funds and one of the most powerful financial executives in the country, was reassigned by her father Monday under a previously announced plan to broaden her expertise at the Boston-based money manager.
Johnson, who personally owns about one quarter of the No. 3 U.S. fund shop, was reassigned as part of a larger shakeup at the top of Fidelity.
Johnson was listed in Forbes last year as 31st richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of about $9.8 billion.
www.thestreet.com /funds/funds/10221260.html   (260 words)

  
 Abigail Johnson sells part of stake - The Boston Globe
Fidelity Investments said Abigail Johnson, 43, the company's largest shareholder and a leading candidate to succeed her father, chairman and chief executive Edward Johnson III, sold some of her voting stake in the mutual fund firm to family trusts.
Johnson was reassigned in May from Fidelity's investment-management division to its retirement-service group.
Johnson had mixed success in her four years as president of the investment group, Fidelity Management and Research Co. Its funds struggled to match past performance or returns posted by rivals including American Funds and Vanguard Group.
www.boston.com /business/articles/2005/10/29/abigail_johnson_sells_part_of_stake   (397 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Abigail Johnson moves up at Fidelity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Abigail Johnson, 39, will take charge of FMR Corp., investment arm of Fidelity Investments, the nation's largest mutual fund company.
Johnson, daughter of Edward C. Johnson III, the company's chairman and CEO, will oversee all of Fidelity's fund managers, traders and analysts, including Robert Stansky, manager of Fidelity Magellan, the nation's largest stock mutual fund.
Johnson graduated from Harvard and began her career at Fidelity in 1988 as an analyst, eventually managing several Fidelity funds, including Fidelity OTC, Dividend Growth, and Trend funds.
www.usatoday.com /money/perfi/funds/2001-05-21-fidelity-johnson.htm   (432 words)

  
 Faith Story, Our Story | Exchange Magazine Spring 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Although Abigail Johnson is an ordained minister, she describes herself as having been a "committed layperson," and that's where her heart is. This manifests in what she calls the "anti-clericalism" aspect in her ministry.
Abigail reveals some of her goals in field education as helping students discover their pastoral identity and relationships (how these are formed) and their theology of ministry.
Abigail Johnson is strongly committed to encouraging those who would become ministers to recognize that their years in theological college are just the beginning of a lifelong learning journey.
www.united-church.ca /exchange/2005/spring/2629.shtm   (1918 words)

  
 Roeder-Johnson Archives: Technology Still Matters to Start-Ups Say Venture Capitalists and Other Industry Influencers
Johnson's firm, like the venture capitalists who have sent a constant stream of their portfolio companies to her door over the years, is constantly being "pitched" by entrepreneurs seeking to rise above the noise level.
Although Johnson was gratified at the response, and heartened by the results, she cautions entrepreneurs that in today's world, a clearly-defined and articulated market and market strategy, and un-relenting attention to a well-thought-out execution plan are particularly crucial.
Johnson concluded, "Overall, we believe that this survey reminds entrepreneurs — and the ecosystem that supports start-up companies — that they must not lose focus on their core assets — of which unique technology is key — even if they are being asked more than ever to think beyond 'a better mousetrap'."
www.roeder-johnson.com /RJDocs/RJtechsruvey0124.html   (923 words)

  
 Fidelity Investments - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was run by Ned Johnson (May 2, 1963 to Dec. 31, 1971) and Peter Lynch (May 31, 1977 to May 31, 1990).
Edward "Ned" C. Johnson 3d is chairman of the group.
His daughter, Abigail Johnson, was once the largest single shareholder with about 25%, but in October 2005, it was reported that she had sold a "significant" portion of her shares to family trusts, and that there are doubts as to whether she is still in line to succeed her father.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fidelity_Investments   (517 words)

  
 Pane-Joyce Genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Abigail died at North Haven, CT, on 17 Sep 1834.
Was Abigail the daughter of Isaac and Abigail Johnson?
On 23 Nov 1780 David married Lois Johnson (32156), daughter of Dayton Johnson (22342) (8 Feb 1728-19 Feb 1798) and Hannah Beadles (27282) (ca 1733-11 Aug 1814), at West Haven, CT. Born on 7 Sep 1760 at Wallingford, CT.
aleph0.clarku.edu /~djoyce/gen/report/rr13/rr13_252.html   (558 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Fidelity announces major management reorganization   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Abigail Johnson was formerly president of Fidelity Management and Research, the investment adviser to Fidelity's mutual funds.
Abigail Johnson was appointed head of Fidelity Management and Research on a three-year basis, Crowley said, and she has been at the post about four years.
Abigail Johnson, the heir apparent as CEO, is being positioned to lead the company's growth areas, Lowell said.
www.usatoday.com /money/perfi/funds/2005-05-03-fidelity-reorganization_x.htm?csp=34   (633 words)

  
 Investor's Business Daily: Breaking News
Abigail Johnson has for a decade been Fidelity's biggest shareholder, with 24.5% of its voting stock, more than twice the 12% stake of her father, Fidelity Chairman and Chief Executive Edward Johnson III.
Now, however, Fidelity says Abigail Johnson, 43, has sold a portion of her shares to trusts benefiting "current and future generations" of the Johnson family, the Journal said.
A 1995 SEC filing that showed Abigail Johnson as the main shareholder has long been deemed as evidence that she was being prepared to run Fidelity, the Journal said.
www.investors.com /breakingnews.asp?journalid=32539341&brk=1   (695 words)

  
 The Bryan-College Station Eagle > Lifestyles > Faces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Elizabeth Johnson spent the last 4 1/2 months of her life under the close watch of Abigail and her husband, sharing their country house on a 20-acre plot near Iola.
Like a dutiful daughter, Abigail helped her mother adjust to the ever-tightening noose of Alzheimer’s — a degenerative disease of the brain that robs victims of their mental abilities, personalities and ability to function independently.
Abigail was born there, and they returned to the states when she was 4.
www.theeagle.com /brazossunday/faces/092902faces.htm   (1083 words)

  
 TheStreet.com: Fidelity Names Abigail Johnson President, Replacing Pozen
Abigail Johnson, daughter of Fidelity Chairman Ned Johnson, will replace Bob Pozen at the head of the nation's largest fund company on June 15.
Currently Johnson is an associate director and senior vice president, overseeing the firm's growth and capital appreciation funds while also leading several technology initiatives for the firm.
Johnson also weighed in on two other key matters: She doesn't expect her father to retire anytime soon and she eschewed the idea of the company having an initial public offering.
www.thestreet.com /funds/fundjunkie/1436042.html   (590 words)

  
 Abigail Johnson - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
Abigail Johnson (born January 7, 1962) runs Fidelity Investments together with her father Edward Johnson.
She was ranked as the 25th richest person in the world in 2003 by Forbes magazine's list of the world's richest people.
Johnson is a graduate of William Smith College.
www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=610178   (93 words)

  
 Abigail Johnson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Abigail Johnson (born January 7, EHandler: no quick summary.
Fidelity investments is a privately-held financial services company, comprising a large family of mutual funds, their distributors and investment advisors,...
Johnson is a graduate of William Smith College Hobart and William Smith Colleges quick summary:
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ab/abigail_johnson.htm   (464 words)

  
 Business Wire: Fidelity Investments Appoints Abigail P. Johnson President of Fidelity Management & Research Company; ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Johnson, 39, succeeds Robert C. Pozen, 54, who, after four years as FMR Co. president, has decided to pursue other interests at the end of the year.
Johnson would have responsibility for all Fidelity portfolio managers, analysts and traders in Boston, become a member of the company's Operating Committee, and report to Robert L. Reynolds, vice chairman and chief operating officer.
Johnson oversees Fidelity's Specialized Growth group of equity funds, and coordinates the activities of the Growth and Capital Appreciation equity groups.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_May_21/ai_74803378   (401 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: U.S.
The younger Johnson has moved up through the ranks since joining the company in 1988, and is widely viewed as being groomed for the top job.
Reynolds said Abigail Johnson was supposed to serve three years at the investment unit, so her new assignment was overdue.
Abigail Johnson is the largest shareholder of closely held Fidelity with 24.5 percent of its voting stock.
www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aq8BLamLIBBU&refer=us   (755 words)

  
 Captain John Johnson Genealogy
She worked by research in the local libraries and by correspondence until she passed on in 1932, and compiled the manuscript "Ancestral Lines of Paul Franklin Johnson." I afterwards acquired her correspondence relating to this work and such notes as had not been yet incorporated in the work.
She carried the JOHNSON line two generations more to our Revolutionary ancestors, and then collaborating with the late Frank Leonard Johnson of Agawam, Mass.
The late Paul Franklin Johnson, who had devoted years to the collection and arrangement of Johnson data, left at his passing, a fund with which to add to and prepare this material for publication.
www.kinnexions.com /kinnexions/johnson/johnsonj.htm   (1687 words)

  
 Guide to the Johnson Family Papers, 1776-1937
The Johnson Family Papers consist of correspondence, wills, diplomas, marriage certificates, obituaries, photographs, genealogical notes and family histories, land grant certificates, military documents, a book of autographs, and other papers and documents of the Johnson and related families, direct descendants of the Presidential Adams family.
Abigail Adams' ancestors were Puritans who set sail for the New World on the Mayflower; the Savages were French Huguenots; and the Johnsons were Sephardic Jews.
The Johnson Family Papers consist of correspondence, wills, diplomas, marriage certificates, obituaries, photographs, genealogical notes and family histories, land grant certificates, military documents, a book of autographs, and other papers and documents of the Johnson and related families, direct descendants of the Adams family.
rmc.library.cornell.edu /EAD/htmldocs/RMM04928.html   (2461 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: News & Commentary
Abigail Johnson's grandfather Edward C. Johnson II founded the firm's predecessor, Fidelity Management and Research Co., in 1946 to advise the $13 million Fidelity Fund, started 16 years earlier.
Johnson first interned at Fidelity in 1980, the summer before she enrolled at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, where she majored in art history.
Johnson says her task is to hire and manage talented people who will keep all of those customers happy.
quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=nifea&&sid=apWC7yWHDIe8   (4798 words)

  
 Abigail Johnson is Director of Theological Field Education and an ordained minister of The United Church of Canada
Abigail Johnson is Director of Theological Field Education and an ordained minister of The United Church of Canada.
In addition, Abigail pursued an interest in educational ministry, becoming a supervisor of interns and teaching the Ministry of Supervision course for The United Church of Canada.
Abigail lives in the East End of Toronto with Brian, a High School music teacher as well as Maggie (the beloved pooch), Wellesley (the aloof cat), and the raccoons that invade the garden pond.
vicu.utoronto.ca /staff/ajohnson.htm   (325 words)

  
 Amateur Softball Association of America: Communications Center
AUBURN, AL – Abigail Johnson hurled the first no-hitter of the ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch National Championship, beating the Bama Blast, 5-1, here Friday to advance the Carbondale Cougars to the winners’ bracket final, which will be played 9 a.m.
Johnson blanked the Blast through seven innings before allowing a run in the bottom of the eighth inning on a groundout by Lindsey Wyatt, scoring Staci Ramsey, who was placed at second to start the inning.
Johnson’s batterymate, Shannon McKeon (2-3), Dohering (2-2) and Melanie Dorsey (2-4) led the Cougar offense.
www.softball.org /communications/getStory.asp?nid=719   (666 words)

  
 Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal | Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Abigail Johnson's brother, Edward C. Johnson IV, 39, who works at Fidelity's real estate division, owned 5.6 percent of the firm, according to a Dec. 31, 2000, report by the state of Utah's Department of Insurance.
Johnson, who began working as a summer research associate in 1986, was herself weaned on Fidelity's research culture.
Johnson first interned at Fidelity in 1980, the summer before she enrolled at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, N.Y., where she majored in art history.
www.projo.com /business/content/projo_20040627_abi27x.22e4fd.html   (3695 words)

  
 FIDELITY'S HEIRESS STEPS CLOSER TO THE TOP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Abigail Johnson, heiress to the Fidelity Investments empire founded by her grandfather, has begun her long-anticipated move into Fidelity's management ranks.
With a 24.5% stake in the company, Abigail Johnson is Fidelity's largest stockholder.
Though the elder Johnson, 66, hasn't disclosed his succession plans, his daughter is widely viewed as her father's most likely successor.
www.businessweek.com /bwdaily/dnflash/january/new0117e.htm   (220 words)

  
 The Alban Institute Bookstore - Books in a Particular Subject
In this book, however, Abigail Johnson offers a structured process for engaging in theological reflection by looking at a situation or event through a series of questions.
Abigail Johnson’s fine, wonderfully practical book offers an exquisite rationale for small theological reflection groups: the opportunity to develop deeper awareness of ministry, a more mature faith, wisdom.
Abigail Johnson, an ordained minister in the United Church of Canada, is director of field education at Emmanuel College in Toronto, where she teaches and learns about theological reflection as a faithful process of discerning God’s spirit at work in the church and in the world.
www.alban.org /BookDetails.asp?id=1810   (354 words)

  
 J Johnson
One major source of information on the Johnson line is the Genealogy of Captain John Johnson of Roxbury, Massachusetts, by Paul Franklin Johnson and edited by Ada Johnson Modern, 1951.
Among various conjectures is that he was the son of John JOHNSON of Co. Kent, England.
It is to be noted that John JOHNSON lived in England 12 miles north of London, whereas Darenth, Kent is a few miles southeast of the city.
kinnexions.com /smlawson/johnsonj.htm   (1953 words)

  
 Abigail Johnson still Fidelity's heir apparent? - Oct. 28, 2005
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Fidelity Investments director Abigail Johnson has trimmed her holdings in the company, casting doubt over whether she is still the heir apparent, according to a news report published Friday.
Abigail Johnson declined to be interviewed by the newspaper.
The news comes just months after Johnson was transferred from her role as president of Fidelity's core money-management unit to president of Fidelity Employer Services Co., which handles administrative duties for corporate retirement and benefit plans, according to the Journal.
money.cnn.com /2005/10/28/news/newsmakers/fidelity_johnson   (516 words)

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