James Sonne leads the Global Government Affairs team as vice president and head of Government Affairs for PGIM, the investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. The PGIM Government Affairs team advocates for public policy outcomes that are in the best interest of our clients, informs executives about potentially impactful political, legislative and regulatory trends and serves as a trusted advisor on strategic external affairs engagement opportunities. Sonne serves in leadership roles at the Structured Finance Association, Securities Industry Financial and Markets Association’s (SIFMA’s) Asset Management Group and the Investment Company Institute.
Previously, he was lead government relations advisor at MassMutual, where he led advocacy campaigns and engagement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Treasury, key Capitol Hill offices and other financial services regulators. While serving the U.S. Treasury at the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), he helped craft the administration’s approach to evaluating financial stability risk in the asset management industry and led an FSOC committee on resolution and regulatory policy. At Treasury, he also co-wrote official Treasury policy position reports on banking, capital markets, asset management and insurance policy. Sonne was an assistant general counsel at SIFMA and worked as a corporate lawyer in private practice. He holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, an M.A. and MBA in government from Johns Hopkins and a B.S. from Cornell.
