Prudential Financial, Inc. 5.62 (PRS) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

Exhibit 24.1

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Mark B. Grier, Richard J. Carbone and Peter B. Sayre, and each of them, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and any other documents in connection herewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-law and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing required and necessary to be done in and about the foregoing as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on this 20th day of September, 2006.

Name	Title
/S/ Arthur F. Ryan	Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Arthur F. Ryan
/S/ Frederic K Becker	Director
Frederic K. Becker
/S/ Gordon M. Bethore	Director
Gordon M. Bethore
/S/ Gaston Caperton	Director
Gaston Caperton

/S/ Gilbert F. Casellas	Director
Gilbert F. Casellas
/S/ James G. Cullen	Director
James G. Cullen
/S/ William H. Gray, III	Director
William H. Gray, III
/S/ Jon F. Hanson	Director
Jon F. Hanson
/S/ Constance J. Horner	Director
Constance J. Horner
/S/ Karl J. Krapek	Director
Karl J. Krapek
/S/ Christine A. Poon	Director
Christine A. Poon
/S/ James A. Unruh	Director
James A. Unruh