John Strangfeld, CEO, Prudential Financial

John R. Strangfeld is an American businessman. He is the former chairman, chief executive officer, and president of

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Career

Strangfeld has been with Prudential since July 1977, serving in various management positions, including the executive in charge of Prudential's Global Asset Management Group since 1996, senior managing director of The Private Asset Management Group from 1995 to 1996, and chairman at PRICOA Capital Group (London) Europe from 1989 to 1995. Strangfeld was appointed CEO of Prudential Financial in 2008. Strangfeld is also a member of the

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, the oldest and most prestigious honorary society at the

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. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Strangfeld was on the board of trustees at Susquehanna University from 1999 until February 2017 when he became an

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board member.

Education

Strangfeld received a B.S. in business administration from

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and an M.B.A. from the

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at the University of Virginia. He was the keynote speaker at the 2017 Susquehanna University commencement ceremony, in which he received an honorary

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degree alongside two other speakers.

Compensation

While CEO of Prudential Financial in 2008, John Strangfeld earned a total compensation of $16,302,184, which included a base salary of $970,769, a cash bonus of $3,300,000, stocks granted of $7,207,765, and options granted of $4,678,905.2008 CEO Compensation for John R. Strangfeld
, Equilar.com

References

External links

Profile for John R. Strangfeld from Forbes.comProfile for John R. Strangfeld from Businessweek.com
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