Peter Lynch

Peter Lynch is an American investor, mutual fund manager, author, and philanthropist. He was born on January 19, 1944, in Newton, Massachusetts. Lynch is renowned for managing the Magellan Fund at Fidelity Investments from 1977 to 1990, during which he averaged a 29.2% annual return, more than doubling the S&P 500 market index and making it the best-performing mutual fund in the world. He is known for his "invest in what you know" mantra and his book "One Up on Wall Street," which provides investment advice for individual investors. Lynch graduated from Boston College and earned an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He began his career at Fidelity Investments in 1966 and was hired as an intern partly because he had caddied for Fidelity's president at Brae Burn Country Club. After retiring from active fund management in 1990, Lynch has continued to be involved with Fidelity Investments, serving as vice chairman of Fidelity Management & Research Company and chairman of The Lynch Foundation, which supports various educational and charitable programs. Lynch has also been a significant philanthropist, contributing to numerous causes and institutions, including Boston College, where he and his late wife Carolyn donated over $20 million in fine art to the university.