AXA FINANCIAL, INC.

          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2003 of AXA Financial, Inc. (the "Company") as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Christopher M. Condron, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

               (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
               13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
               amended; and

               (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
               all material respects, the financial condition and results of
               operations of the Company.







                                      /s/ Christopher M. Condron
                                      --------------------------
                                        Christopher M. Condron
                                        President and
                                        Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 30, 2004