Board Leadership
Executive Chairman
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Charles F. Lowrey
Before joining Prudential in 2001, Lowrey was a managing director and head of the Americas for J.P. Morgan’s Real Estate and Lodging Investment Banking group, where he began his investment banking career in 1988. Earlier, Lowrey spent four years as a managing partner of an architecture firm he founded in New York City.
Lowrey received an MBA from Harvard University, a master’s degree in architecture from Yale University and a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Princeton University.
Mr. Lowrey has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Prudential since 2018. He is a member of the Executive Committee.
Chief Executive Officer
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Andrew F. Sullivan
Before joining Prudential in 2011, Sullivan served as a senior vice president with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, where he was accountable for the individual and senior business segments. Sullivan also held several senior leadership positions at Cigna and led merger and acquisition initiatives for health care, international and group insurance. Earlier in his career, Sullivan held management roles at Diamond Technology Partners and DaimlerChrysler.
Sullivan received an executive MBA from the University of Delaware. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis and served as a nuclear submarine officer. He serves on the board of directors for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS).
Mr. Sullivan has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Prudential since 2025 and is a member of the Executive Committee.
Former Chairman
OMNITRU
Gilbert F. Casellas
Mr. Casellas served as Chairman of OMNITRU (a consulting and investment firm) from 2011 to 2017. He was VP, Corporate Responsibility, of Dell Inc. (a global computer manufacturer) from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Casellas served as Chairman, U.S. EEOC from 1994 to 1998 and General Counsel, U.S. Department of the Air Force, from 1993 to 1994.
Mr. Casellas is the Chair of the Investment Committee, and a member of the Audit, Compensation and Human Capital, Corporate Governance and Business Ethics and Executive Committees.
Former Global Chairman and CEO
EY
Carmine Di Sibio
Mr. Di Sibio served as the Global Chairman and CEO of EY, a professional organization that specializes in tax, information technology and consulting advisory services, from 2019 to 2024. Prior to this, Mr. Di Sibio served as EY Global Managing Partner – Client Service from 2013 to 2019 and led the execution of EY’s global strategy in its four geographic areas and four service lines. Mr. Di Sibio was also instrumental in the creation of the Global Innovation Team at EY, which redefined how EY teams use technology to transform existing services and create solutions. During his career at EY, Mr. Di Sibio also served as the Chair of the Global Financial Services Markets Executive as well as Regional Managing Partner for the Americas Financial Services Organization, where he started EY’s Risk Management and Regulatory Services, which is now a multibillion-dollar global business. Mr. Di Sibio served in various other executive positions after beginning his career as an auditor at EY in 1985. Mr. Di Sibio currently serves on the board of the Paypal Holdings, Inc.
Mr. Di Sibio is a member of the Audit Committee.
Former Chief Financial Officer
Mastercard Worldwide
Martina Hund-Mejean
Ms. Hund-Mejean served as CFO and as a member of the Management Committee at MasterCard Worldwide (a technology company in the global payments industry) from 2007 to 2019. Ms. Hund-Mejean served as SVP and Corporate Treasurer at Tyco International Ltd. from 2003 to 2007; SVP and Treasurer at Lucent Technologies from 2000 to 2002; and held management positions at General Motors Company from 1988 to 2000. Ms. Hund-Mejean began her career as a credit analyst at Dow Chemical in Frankfurt, Germany. Ms. Hund-Mejean currently serves on the boards of the Colgate-Palmolive Company and GE Vernova Inc.
Ms. Hund-Mejean is the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Finance and Executive Committees.
Former Senior Vice President
Global Operations, eBay, Inc.
Wendy E. Jones
Ms. Jones served as SVP, Global Operations at eBay, Inc. (a multi-national e-commerce corporation) from October 2016 to December 2020, and was responsible for eBay’s customer service, risk, trust, payment operations and workplace resources functions around the world. During that time, Ms. Jones also served as Chair of eBay’s Operating Committee, which managed the firm’s intersection of product and business teams and oversaw the development and execution of the company’s annual business road map. Prior to that time, she served in various other leadership positions and focused much of her career on eBay’s global presence, including launching eBay in markets such as Brazil, Russia and Mexico and spearheading eBay’s cross-border trade efforts. Prior to joining eBay, Ms. Jones worked in various leadership roles at State Street Bank, Land Rover NA, and for iSKY, Inc.
Ms. Jones is a member of the Corporate Governance and Business Ethics, Compensation and Human Capital and Finance Committees.
Former President and CEO
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Sandra Pianalto
Ms. Pianalto served as President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (the Cleveland Fed) from February 2003 until her retirement in May 2014. Ms. Pianalto also served in various executive and supervisory roles at the Cleveland Fed from 1983 to 1988. Prior to joining the Cleveland Fed, Ms. Pianalto was an economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and served on the staff of the Budget Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Ms. Pianalto currently serves on the board of Eaton Corporation plc.
Ms. Pianalto is the Chair of the Corporate Governance and Business Ethics Committee and a member of the Investment and Executive Committees.
Former Dean and John W. Berry,
Sr. Chair in Business at The Fisher
College of Business at The Ohio
State University
Christine A. Poon
Ms. Poon served as Executive in Residence at the Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University (“Fisher College of Business”) from 2015 until her retirement in 2020 and served as Professor of Management and Human Resources at The Fisher College of Business from October 2014 to September 2015. Ms. Poon previously served as Dean and John W. Berry, Sr. Chair in Business at The Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University from April 2009 until October 2014. She served as Vice Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson from 2005 until her retirement in March 2009. Ms. Poon joined Johnson & Johnson in 2000 as Company Group Chair in the Pharmaceuticals Group. She became a member of Johnson & Johnson’s Executive Committee and Worldwide Chair, Pharmaceuticals Group, in 2001, and served as Worldwide Chair, Medicines and Nutritionals, from 2003 to 2005. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, she served in various management positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb for 15 years. Ms. Poon currently serves on the boards of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and Neurocrine Biosciences.
Ms. Poon is the Chair of the Finance Committee and a member of the Investment and Executive Committees.
Former Vice Chairman of Global Investment Banking
Bank of America Corporation
Thomas D. Stoddard
Mr. Stoddard served as Vice Chairman of Global Investment Banking for the Bank of America Corporation, a leading multinational investment bank and financial services holding company, from 2021 to 2025. Prior to this role, he was the interim Group CFO at Athora Ltd. from 2020 to 2021, during which time he also served as Senior Advisor to the insurance practices in North America, Europe, and Asia at McKinsey & Company. From 2014 to 2019, Mr. Stoddard was Group CFO at Aviva plc, and from 2008 to 2014, he was Senior Managing Director and Head of the Global Financial Institutions Group in investment banking at Blackstone. Before joining Blackstone, he co-founded Barrett Ellman Stoddard Capital Partners, where he worked from 2005 to 2008. Earlier in his career, Mr. Stoddard held various investment banking positions at Credit Suisse, UBS, and Lehman Brothers from 1994 to 2008. He began his career after graduating law school as a corporate associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Mr. Stoddard is a member of the Audit and Investment Committees.
Former Vice Chairman
Whirlpool Corporation
Michael A. Todman
Mr. Todman served as Vice Chairman of the Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool), a global manufacturer of home appliances, from November 2014 to December 2015. Mr. Todman previously served as President of Whirlpool International from 2006 to 2007 and 2010 to 2014, as well as President, Whirlpool North America, from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Todman held several senior positions with Whirlpool over his career. Mr. Todman currently serves on the boards of the Brown-Forman Corporation, Carrier Global Corporation, and Mondelēz International, Inc.
Mr. Todman is Lead Independent Director, Chair of the Compensation and Human Capital and Executive Committees, and a member of the Finance Committee.
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer Johnson & Johnson
Joseph (Joe) J. Wolk
Mr. Wolk has been the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Johnson & Johnson (a multinational pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical technologies corporation) since 2018. He is also a member of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) Executive Committee, and was the sponsor overseeing all capital market and operational aspects of the Company’s Consumer Health business separation into an independent, publicly traded company, Kenvue (KVUE). Joe served on the Kenvue board from 2023 to 2024 while Johnson & Johnson held an equity interest in the company. Previously, Mr. Wolk served in various leadership position at Johnson & Johnson as well as at AMETEK in a variety of accounting roles.
Mr. Wolk is a member of the Audit and Finance Committees.
Board Highlights
Our Corporate Governance Principles and Practices place great emphasis on diversity of skills for attaining effectiveness and experience, and, pursuant to our Principles and Practices, the Committee actively considers many factors of diversity in recruitment and nominations of directors and assesses its effectiveness in this regard when reviewing the composition of the Board. Our current Board composition reflects these efforts. The ultimate decision on all Board nominations is based on merit and on the contribution that the selected candidates will bring to the Board.
*SOURCE: PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. 2025 PROXY STATEMENT
Letter from the Board of Directors to Our Shareholders
The Board of Directors' letter to shareholders expresses the Board’s governance and stewardship philosophy and describes its oversight of Prudential’s long-term business strategy. The letter encourages shareholders to share their opinions as a valuable way to support the Board’s stewardship of the Company.
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*SOURCE: PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. 2025 PROXY STATEMENT
Director Qualifications and Experience
Prudential Financial is a financial services company that offers a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, and investment management. As such, the Corporate Governance and Business Ethics Committee of the Board evaluates current and potential directors based on the Board's Director Qualification Standards for independence, as well as how an individual director's depth and breadth of experience can add value to the collective range of Board expertise.
Summary of Director Qualifications and Experience
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BUSINESS ETHICS Play a critical role that ethics plays in the success of our businesses. |
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BUSINESS HEAD/ADMINISTRATION Directors with administration experience typically possess strong leadership qualities and the ability to identify and develop those qualities in others. |
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BUSINESS OPERATIONS A practical understanding of developing, implementing and assessing our operating plan and business strategy. |
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Supports our goals of strong Board and management accountability, transparency and protection of shareholder interests. |
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FINANCE/CAPITAL ALLOCATION For evaluating our financial statements and capital structure. |
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FINANCIAL EXPERTISE/LITERACY Assists our directors in understanding and overseeing our financial reporting and internal controls. |
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FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY For understanding and reviewing our business and strategy. |
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GOVERNMENT/PUBLIC POLICY The company operates in a heavily regulated industry that is directly affected by governmental actions. |
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HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT/TALENT/INCLUSION For oversight of the implementation of a successful framework for workforce acquisition, workforce management and workforce optimization that results in the attraction, development and retention of top candidates with diverse skills and background. |
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INSURANCE INDUSTRY For understanding and reviewing our business and strategy. |
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INTERNATIONAL For understanding and reviewing our business and strategy. |
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INVESTMENTS For evaluating our financial statements and investment strategy. |
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MARKETING/SALES Relevant to the Company as it seeks to identify and develop new markets for its financial products and services. |
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REAL ESTATE For understanding and reviewing our business and strategy. |
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RISK MANAGEMENT Critical to the Board’s role in overseeing the risks facing the Company. |
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Technology/Systems/Cybersecurity Relevant to the Company as it looks for ways to enhance the customer experience and internal operations. |
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*SOURCE: PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. 2025 PROXY STATEMENT