Exhibit 12(b)(1)

                  CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Roger Hertog, President of Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc., certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Sanford C. Bernstein Fund,
      Inc.;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
      of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
      statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
      were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
      report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
      information included in this report, fairly present in all material
      respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net
      assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to
      include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the
      periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
      defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and
      internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d)
      under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a)    designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
      information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
      subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
      particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)    designed such internal control over financial reporting to provide
      reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
      the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
      accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
      procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
      effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date
      within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such
      evaluation; and

d)    disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control
      over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of
      the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is
      reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
      over financial reporting; and



5.    The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the
      registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
      directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)    all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
      operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
      reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
      process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b)    any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
      employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control
      over financial reporting.

Date: May 29, 2006

                                                        /s/ Roger Hertog
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                                                        Roger Hertog
                                                        President




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