Edward C. “Ned” Johnson III, who grew the family-owned, Boston-headquartered Fidelity Investments into one of the world’s most prominent financial services companies, died Wednesday at his Florida home at the age of 91.
A Life In Finance: Born in Milton, Massachusetts, in 1930, Johnson received a bachelor's degree from Harvard College in 1954 and served in the U.S. Army for two years after graduating.
