Jeffrey J. Hurd is the Chief Operating Officer of Equitable Holdings and a member of its Management Committee. He has strategic oversight for the company’s Human Resources, Information Technology, Service Operations and Communications departments. Mr. Hurd also has responsibility for the Innovation & Design Office. This group drives a culture of iterative thinking, leads implementation of our New Ways of Working across the company and educates our teams on agile methodologies and customer-centered approaches to problem solving. In addition, Mr. Hurd leads the company’s ESG strategy and programs and other key functional areas including Procurement and Real Estate. 

Previously, he had a nearly 20-year career at AIG, where he amassed deep industry experience in his roles as chief operating officer, chief human resources officer, chief administrative officer and various leadership roles in the legal department.  

Mr. Hurd currently serves on the Boards of Directors for AllianceBernstein and Thurgood Marshall College Fund. He previously has held a variety of board positions, including United Guaranty Corporation, a leading mortgage insurer, and the post-IPO board of AIA Group, a top insurance company in Southeast Asia.

Mr. Hurd received his Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Union College.