Chairman and CEO
Prudential Financial, Inc.

John Strangfeld is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

With over 135 years of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping its 50 million individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. Prudential businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, investment management, and real estate services.

In addition to its financial strength, Prudential has a strong reputation in social responsibility, and a long-standing commitment to diversity and workplace inclusion. In fact, FORTUNE magazine recently named Prudential one of the most admired companies in the world in the life/health insurance category.

Before Strangfeld was named Chairman and CEO in 2008, he was Vice Chairman responsible for Prudential’s U.S. Businesses, which include both the Investment and the Insurance Divisions. Prior to his position as Vice Chairman, Strangfeld held a variety of senior investment positions at Prudential Financial, both within the United States and abroad, including six years in London.

Strangfeld received a BS in Business Administration from Susquehanna University, and an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia where he is a member of the Raven Society, UVA’s oldest honorary society. Strangfeld also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Strangfeld is very involved with both of his alma maters. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Susquehanna University and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Darden School Foundation. In 2005, Strangfeld initiated, and is an ongoing sponsor of, a recruitment and scholarship program for military officers seeking to transition into leadership roles in civilian life via an MBA at Darden. He is actively pursuing additional ways for Prudential and other corporations to support returning Veterans as they reenter civilian life.

Strangfeld is a member of the Financial Services Forum, the Financial Services Roundtable, the Business Roundtable, the Geneva Association, and the American Council of Life Insurers. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey.