John R. Strangfeld, Jr.

Overview

John R. Strangfeld is Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman-Elect, and Director of Prudential Financial, Inc., effective January 1, 2008. He is a member of the Office of the Chairman of Prudential Financial, Inc., and served as Vice Chairman of Prudential Financial from 2002 through 2007. He was Executive Vice President of Prudential Financial from February 2001 to August 2002. He served as Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Investment Management from October 1998 until April 2002. Mr. Strangfeld was also elected Chairman of the Board and CEO of Prudential Securities (renamed Prudential Equity Group, LLC) in December 2000. Mr. Strangfeld is a member of the Board of Managers of Wachovia Securities Financial Holdings, LLC, a joint venture formed in July 2003 as part of the combination of the retail brokerage and securities businesses of Prudential Securities and Wachovia Securities. He has been with Prudential since July 1977, serving in various management positions, including Senior Managing Director, The Private Asset Management Group from 1995 to 1998; and Chairman, PRICOA Capital Group (London) Europe from 1989 to 1995.