Mark Pearson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
15 yr
24 reports
Equitable Holdings, Inc. ·EQH
Public holding company with subsidiary CEOs reporting directly
Financials · Fortune #338 · Holding structure · 10K employees · New York, New York
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5
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
2.6
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
8.2 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
20%
Internal hires
↓ below industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$11.7B
Net income
$-1380000000
Total assets
$318.0B
Shares out
280M
Sourced from Equitable Holdings, Inc. 10-K · filed 2026-02-25 ↗ View on SEC
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Public holding company with subsidiary CEOs reporting directly. This page maps Equitable Holdings’ leadership structure, showing a lean group C-suite overseeing autonomous insurance and asset management businesses, with analysis and peer comparison.
What to model
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Latest signal Equitable Holdings changed role as Corporate governance amendments
May 21, 2025: Stockholders approved amendments expanding stockholder rights to call special meetings.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to centralize data, analytics, and AI strategy across insurance and asset management.
- Move AllianceBernstein under COO Shift AllianceBernstein’s CEO to report to the COO, reducing CEO span but adding an operational layer.
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Robin Raju
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
6 yr
10 reports
Jeffrey Hurd
Chief Operating Officer
Operations
7 yr
8 reports
Nick Lane
President, Equitable
Insurance
8 yr
7 reports
Seth Bernstein
President and CEO, AllianceBernstein
Asset Management
6 yr
6 reports
Jos Ramón González
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Legal
5 yr
4 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Mark Pearson $17.4M
- Base salary
- $1.25M
- Stock awards
- $11.60M
- Non-equity incentive
- $4.47M
- Other
- $108K
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How Equitable Holdings, Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Insurance and Retirement
6K employees
President, Equitable (Nick Lane)
Core life insurance, retirement, and protection solutions serving individual and group clients.
Asset Management
4K employees
President and CEO, AllianceBernstein (Seth Bernstein)
Global active asset management business operated through AllianceBernstein.
Corporate Functions
300 employees
President and CEO (Mark Pearson)
Holding-company finance, legal, governance, and capital management functions.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
The most distinctive structural feature at Equitable Holdings is that the CEOs of its major operating subsidiaries, including AllianceBernstein and the core Equitable insurance businesses, report directly to the group CEO rather than through a consolidated operating layer.
This reflects Equitable’s identity as a public holding company with significant autonomy granted to its major platforms.
The structure emphasizes financial oversight and capital allocation at the holding-company level, with the CEO supported by a relatively compact C-suite spanning finance, operations, legal, and business presidents. The absence of multiple intermediate layers keeps reporting depth limited while preserving clear accountability for subsidiary performance.
Compared with diversified insurers that centralize operations under a single COO or regional presidents, Equitable’s model prioritizes transparency to the CEO and board, particularly for capital-intensive businesses like asset management and retirement.
- Subsidiary CEOs report directly to group CEO
- Lean holding-company C-suite
The comparison
How Equitable Holdings, Inc. stacks up
Among large U.S. life and retirement-focused financial groups, Equitable’s structure is closer to a classic holding-company model than an integrated operating insurer. Peers such as Prudential Financial and MetLife employ more layered operational hierarchies with stronger centralized control over business units. …
C-suite size
Equitable Holdings, Inc.
6
12
Reporting depth
Equitable Holdings, Inc.
3 levels
5 levels
6 levels
5 levels
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Equitable Holdings, Inc.
8 yr
7 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
Equitable Holdings, Inc. ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
In May 2025, Equitable amended its governance documents to expand stockholder rights following shareholder approval.
- reorgEquitable Holdings Corporate governance amendments
May 21, 2025: Stockholders approved amendments expanding stockholder rights to call special meetings.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
10-K filed 2026-02-25
- CEO
- Mark Pearson
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 8.2 yr
Stable holding-company structure with long-tenured CEO.
Named executive officers (5)
- Mark Pearson - CEO since 2011
- Robin Raju - CFO since 2019
- Jeffrey Hurd - COO since 2018
- Nick Lane - President, Equitable since 2017
- Seth Bernstein - CEO, AllianceBernstein since 2018
FY2024
10-K filed 2025-02-24
- CEO
- Mark Pearson
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 7.9 yr
No major executive turnover.
Named executive officers (5)
- Mark Pearson - CEO since 2011
- Robin Raju - CFO since 2019
- Jeffrey Hurd - COO since 2018
- Nick Lane - President, Equitable since 2017
- Seth Bernstein - CEO, AllianceBernstein since 2018
FY2023
10-K filed 2024-02-26
- CEO
- Mark Pearson
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 7.5 yr
Consistent leadership team across years.
Named executive officers (5)
- Mark Pearson - CEO since 2011
- Robin Raju - CFO since 2019
- Jeffrey Hurd - COO since 2018
- Nick Lane - President, Equitable since 2017
- Seth Bernstein - CEO, AllianceBernstein since 2018
Year-over-year changes
Leadership remained stable with increasing average tenure.
- Avg tenure: 7.5 → 7.9 yr
Governance changes approved while executive team remained intact.
- Avg tenure: 7.9 → 8.2 yr
- reorg Equitable Holdings - Governance amendments (10-K filed Feb 25, 2026)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Equitable Holdings?
Mark Pearson has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2011.
What type of organizational structure does Equitable Holdings use?
Equitable operates as a public holding company with major subsidiaries led by their own CEOs.
How many direct reports does Equitable Holdings's CEO have?
The CEO has five primary direct reports, including the CFO, COO, and subsidiary CEOs.
How has Equitable Holdings's leadership changed recently?
In May 2025, Equitable implemented governance changes expanding stockholder rights, approved at the annual meeting.
Who reports directly to Equitable Holdings's CEO?
Direct reports include the CFO, COO, President of Equitable, CEO of AllianceBernstein, and Chief Legal Officer.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, May 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Equitable Holdings, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Equitable Holdings, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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