Will Danoff Succeeding at Scale?

Fidelity Contrafund's longtime star manager on why he runs money, how his definition of "edge" has evolved, the best way to engage with analysts and company management, and more. Our guest this week is Will Danoff.

How much does Will Danoff make?

That means Danoff's annual compensation is well over the average of $436,500, and it is well over $10 million, but Fidelity does not benefit from investors, the U.S. government or other Fidelity fund managers knowing the specific number.

Will Danoff background?

Education and early career. Danoff has a degree in history from Harvard and an MBA from Wharton, and joined Fidelity in 1986 as an analyst. He trained under Peter Lynch, who managed Fidelity's Magellan Fund from obscurity in the 1970s to the world's largest mutual fund in the 1980s.