Ned Johnson, who made Fidelity a fund titan, dies at 91

Associated Press

March 24, 2022 3:28 pm

Obit-Ned Johnson — Fidelity Investments chairman & CEO Edward “Ned” Johnson III died Wednesday at the age of 91. / CHITOSE SUZUKI / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

NEW YORK (AP) – Edward "Ned" Johnson III, a businessman who grew Fidelity Investments into the financial giant it is today, has died. He was 91. Johnson's family confirmed Thursday that he died on Wednesday but did not give a cause of death. Born in Boston at the start of the Great Depression, Johnson joined…