AST BlackRock Value Portfolio - Prudential Annuities

Martin Cohen, co-chairman and co-CEO, is a senior portfolio manager for all of Cohen & Steers’ portfolios and a member of the
firm’s investment committee. Prior to co-founding the firm in 1986 with Mr. Steers, Mr. Cohen was a senior vice president and
portfolio manager at National Securities and Research Corporation from 1984 to 1986, where, in 1985, he and Mr. Steers
organized and managed the nation’s first real estate securities mutual fund. Mr. Cohen has a BS degree from the City College of
New York and an MBA degree from New York University. He has served as a member of the Board of Governors of the National
Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. In 2001, he was the recipient of the National Association of Real Estate Investment
Trusts Industry Achievement Award. He is based in New York.
Robert H. Steers, co-chairman and co-CEO, is a senior portfolio manager for all of Cohen & Steers’ portfolios and a member of the
firm’s investment committee. Prior to co-founding the firm in 1986 with Mr. Cohen, Mr. Steers was a senior vice president and the
chief investment officer of National Securities and Research Corporation from 1982 to 1986, where, in 1985, he and Mr. Cohen
organized and managed the nation’s first real estate securities mutual fund. Mr. Steers has a BS degree from Georgetown
University and an MBA degree from George Washington University. He is based in New York.
Joseph M. Harvey, president, is global chief investment officer and senior portfolio manager for all of Cohen & Steers’ portfolios
and a member of the firm’s investment committee. Prior to joining the firm in 1992, Mr. Harvey was a vice president with Robert
A. Stanger & Co. for five years, where he was an analyst specializing in real estate and related securities for the firm’s research and
consulting activities. Mr. Harvey has a BSE degree from Princeton University. He is based in New York.
Jon Y. Cheigh, senior vice president, is a portfolio manager for Cohen & Steers’ U.S. Realty Total Return portfolios. Prior to joining
the firm in 2005, Mr. Cheigh was a vice president and senior REIT analyst for two years at Security Capital Research Management.
Previously, he was a vice president of real estate acquisitions at InterPark and an acquisitions associate at Urban Growth Property
Trust, two privately held REITs. Mr. Cheigh has a BA cum laude from Williams College and an MBA degree from the University of
Chicago. He is based in New York.
Cohen & Steers utilizes a team-based approach in managing the Fund. Mr. Cohen, Mr. Steers and Mr. Harvey are the leaders of
this team. Mr. Cheigh directs and supervises the execution of the Fund’s investment strategy.
AST Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolios
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
PI typically uses teams of portfolio managers and analysts to manage each Portfolio. The following portfolio managers share
overall responsibility for coordinating the Portfolios’ activities, including determining appropriate asset allocations and Underlying
Portfolio weights, reviewing overall Portfolio compositions for compliance with stated investment objectives and strategies, and
monitoring cash flows.
PI. Brian Ahrens is a portfolio manager for the AST Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolios and Senior Vice President and Head of the
Strategic Investment Research Group of Prudential Investments. He focuses on portfolio risk oversight, manager fulfillment, and
the allocation of assets among managers. Mr. Ahrens oversees a staff of 17 investment professionals who focus on investment
consulting, portfolio construction, and risk oversight activities. Mr. Ahrens has been with Prudential for over 15 years. Mr. Ahrens
earned his MBA in Finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University. He graduated from James Madison
University with a double major in Finance and German. He is series 7, series 24 and series 63 certified, CIMA certified, and holds
the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Andrei Marinich is a senior research analyst focused on portfolio construction in the Strategic Investment Research Group.
Mr. Marinich oversees a team focused on discretionary management of multi-manager investment portfolios including risk
budgeting and manager allocation within both traditional and alternative asset classes. Prior to joining Prudential in October
2000, Mr. Marinich worked for PaineWebber, Inc. (now known as UBS Financial Services Inc) and its subsidiaries. While at
PaineWebber he worked as an investment manager research analyst in the managed money area and as a senior portfolio analyst
while at Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management, the asset management arm of PaineWebber. A member of the New York Society of
Securities Analysts and the CFA Institute, Mr. Marinich is a graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in Economics and holds
the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designation from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and
the Investment Management Consultants Association. He also holds the CFA designation.
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