Salene Hitchcock-Gear, President of Prudential Individual Life Insurance

Salene Hitchcock-Gear is president of Prudential Individual Life Insurance, a business unit of Prudential that offers competitive solutions to meet the needs of consumers through the manufacturing and distribution of a diverse portfolio of life insurance products.

An insurance industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience, Hitchcock-Gear joined Prudential in 2017 as chief operating officer of Prudential Advisors, the Company’s national sales organization with more than 3,000 financial professionals, advisors and fee-based financial planners who offer clients a broad range of financial solutions. She became president of the Individual Life Insurance business in 2018.  

Previously, Hitchcock-Gear served as president and CEO of Ameritas Investment Corp. and president and CEO of Acacia Life Insurance Company.

Hitchcock-Gear serves on a number of boards. She represents Prudential as a director on the Women Presidents’ Organization Advisory Board. She serves on the board of trustees of the American College of Financial Services and is the incoming chair in 2024. She also serves on the Life Insurance Committee of the American Council of Life Insurers. She is the executive sponsor for the Women Empowered employee affinity group at Prudential.

Hitchcock-Gear holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, a Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law, as well as FINRA Series 7 and 24 securities licenses. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association. She also is a board member of the University of Michigan Alumni Association.

Website: www.prudential.com | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/salene-hitchcock-gear-a8207a12