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Johnson vs Jindal

Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC) and JSW Steel.

The differences

  • Forbes puts Abigail Johnson about $3.3B ahead of Savitri Jindal.Forbes figures from 16 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
  • Abigail Johnson: inherited and grew it. Savitri Jindal: through marriage.
  • Savitri Jindal is about 11 years older than Abigail Johnson.
  • Abigail Johnson is from United States; Savitri Jindal is from India.
  • Savitri Jindal has held a public or government advisory role; Abigail Johnson has none on record.

Put someone else on either side

Side by side

JohnsonJindal

The money

Net worth, Forbes
$41.6BForbes, 16 Oct 2026
$38.3BForbes, 9 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg
$48.3BBloomberg, 16 Oct 2026
$32.7BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026
Forbes rank
No. 48Real-Time list, 16 Oct 2026
No. 55Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026
Billionaire since
Not stated
Not stated

Where it came from

How it started
Inherited and grew itHer grandfather Edward C. Johnson II founded Fidelity in 1946; she joined full-time in 1988 and succeeded her father as CEO in 2014. Forbes' 2006 list described her fortune as 'inherited and growing'
Through marriageTook over as chair of the O.P. Jindal Group and control of her husband's stake after his death in 2005; he founded the group in 1952
Main source
Her stake in FMR, the parent of Fidelity InvestmentsBloomberg: 'The majority of Abigail Johnson's fortune is derived from her 32.74% stake in FMR'
O.P. Jindal Group: stakes in JSW Steel, JSW Energy, Jindal Steel & Power, Jindal Stainless, Jindal Saw, JSW Infrastructure and JSW Holdings
Companies
Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC)Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC): Chairman and CEO
JSW Steel, Jindal StainlessJSW Steel: None stated; run by her son Sajjan Jindal; Jindal Stainless: Chairperson emeritus of the O.P. Jindal Group, listed on the board page
Biggest stake
Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC)32.74% owned
JSW SteelStake not stated

The person

Born
19 Dec 1961Boston, Massachusetts, United States
20 Mar 1950Tinsukia, Assam, India
Country
United StatesLives in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
IndiaLives in Hisar, India
Education
Graduate degreeBA art history, Hobart and William Smith Colleges (1984); MBA, Harvard Business School (1988)
No universityMatriculation
Parents
Daughter of Edward C. 'Ned' Johnson III, who ran Fidelity before her and built it into one of the largest mutual fund companies; granddaughter of its founder
Not stated

What they give

Giving Pledge
Not a signer
Not a signer
Foundation
Not stated
Not stated
Lifetime giving
Not stated
Not stated

Role and record

Role now
Runs the companyChairman and CEO of Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC)
Chair of the boardChairperson emeritus of the O.P. Jindal Group; member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly for Hisar
Successor
None namedShe succeeded her father as CEO in 2014; her brother Edward Johnson IV runs Pembroke Real Estate, affiliated with FMR, and her sister Elizabeth is not involved at Fidelity
Her four sons run the group's companies independently: Prithviraj (Jindal Saw), Sajjan (JSW Group), Ratan (Jindal Stainless) and Naveen (Jindal Steel)
Public office
None found
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly for Hisar; Haryana power minister; Haryana minister of state for revenue, disaster management, rehabilitation and housing; Haryana minister for urban local bodies; Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly for Hisar2005-2014; until 2009; 2006; 2013; 2024-
Legal record
None found
2013: Punjab and Haryana High CourtThe court directed her to vacate her official residence, held after her term as power minister ended in 2009, and imposed a penalty.

Abigail Johnson against others

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Savitri Jindal against others

Savitri's profile