AST BlackRock Value Portfolio - Prudential Annuities

Sean is Co-CIO and portfolio manager of the US Value Equity Team, where he oversees the portfolio management and investment
research efforts for the firm’s US value equity accounts. Sean has 19 years of industry experience and has been a member of the
US Value Equity team since 2000. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he spent 6 years as a research analyst at Merrill Lynch Asset
Management focusing on technology, telecomm and REITs. Sean received a BS in Finance from Drexel University and an MBA in
Finance and Accounting from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
John Arege, CFA
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
John is a portfolio manager on the US Value Equity Team, where he has broad research responsibilities across the value strategies.
John joined the Value team in 2007 as a Portfolio Manager. He joined GSAM in 2006, as a Portfolio Manager on the Core Equity
team, from Merrill Lynch Investment Managers where he was a senior analyst on the Value team and was responsible for the
energy and financial services sectors. Prior to that, John worked for Standard and Poor’s in New York. He received his BA from
Catholic University and a Masters in Finance from Boston University. John also holds a law degree and is a CFA Charterholder.
Charles “Brook” Dane, CFA
Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Brook is a portfolio manager on the US Value Equity Team, where he has broad research responsibilities across the value
strategies. Before joining GSAM, Brook was a Senior Vice President at Putnam Investments with research and portfolio
management responsibilities for the technology portion of their large cap strategies. Prior to that, he was an Associate at Dane,
Falb, Stone & Co. Brook has 20 years of industry experience. He received a BA in History from Tufts University and an MBA from
the University of California,Walter A. Haas School of Business.
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
Steven M. Barry
Managing Director; Chief Investment Officer of Fundamental Equity;Chief Investment Officer of the Growth Team
Steve is Chief Investment Officer of Fundamental Equity, responsible for the overall business management of the global
Fundamental Equity franchise. He is Chief Investment Officer of the Growth Team, where he is responsible for the portfolio
management and investment research process of the firm’s US Growth strategies. Steve has 24 26 years of investment experience.
He joined Goldman Sachs in 1999 as a vice president, was named managing director in 2001 and partner in 2004. Prior to
joining the firm, Steve spent 11 years as a vice president at Alliance Capital Management. He began his career as an associate at
E.F. Hutton. Steve earned a BA in Mathematics and Economics from Boston College in 1985. Steve currently serves as an advisory
board member at Boston College’s Center for Asset Management.
Scott G. Kolar, CFA
Managing Director; Chairman of the Investment Committee; Co-Lead Portfolio Manager, Non-Large Cap Strategies
Scott is a portfolio manager for the Growth Team. He has primary responsibility for investment research in technology and
software, and had previously been the team’s information systems specialist, designing and implementing its technology
infrastructure. Scott is Chairman of the Investment Committee, and along with Steve Barry and Jeff Rabinowitz is also responsible
for portfolio construction for the non-large cap portfolios. Scott worked at Liberty Investment Management prior to Goldman
Sachs Asset Management’s acquisition of Liberty in January 1997. He graduated with a BA in Government from Harvard
University in 1994.
Jeffrey Rabinowitz, CFA
Managing Director; Co-Lead Portfolio Manager, Non-Large Cap Strategies
Jeff is a portfolio manager for the Growth Team. He has primary responsibility for investment research in the communications,
technology, and semiconductor industries. Along with Steve Barry and Scott Kolar, Jeff is also responsible for portfolio construction
for the non-large cap portfolios. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in May 1999, he was a senior software engineer at Motorola,
responsible for product development of digital wireless phones. Jeff graduated with honors from Florida Atlantic University with a
BS degree in Electrical Engineering. He received his MBA in Finance with Distinction from the Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania and graduated as a Palmer Scholar in 1999.
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