With a fortune of $11.6 billion, Fidelity Investments chief executive Abigail Johnson is the wealthiest person in the Boston area.
That's according to a new Forbes ranking of the richest people in America's 50 largest metropolitan areas.
Just 10 of the millionaires and billionaires on the list are women, and all but two inherited their entire fortunes, according to Forbes.
Johnson, whose grandfather started Fidelity and who is a major owner of the company, has inherited much of her wealth.
Forbes puts privaty equity investor Jonathan Nelson at the top of the list in Providence. Nelson has a net worth of $2 billion and is chief executive of Providence Equity Partners LLC.
Hartford's wealthiest resident is Mark Bertolini, chief executive of the national health insurance company, Aetna Inc. Bertolini's wealth amounts to $180 million -- making him the poorest person on the national list.
Many of the names are familiar. New York's wealthiest person, with $39.6 billion, is David Koch, executive vice president of Koch Industries Inc.
Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is the richest person in San Jose, Calif., with about $39.6 billion. Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison, whose net worth amounts to $42.2 billion, is the wealthiest person in San Francisco.
The richest person in Seattle -- and the world -- is Bill Gates, with $75.8 billion.
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