Sara Shean

Sara is a managing director and Head of Institutional DC for PGIM. She has 26 years of defined contribution experience and is currently a member of the Defined Contribution Real Estate Council, the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association and is on the leadership team of its Investment Policy & Design committee, the Defined Contribution Alternatives Association, and the Defined Contribution Investment Forum in the U.K.

Prior to joining PGIM, Sara was head of institutional defined contribution at Cohen & Steers, where she was a member for the Defined Contribution Real Estate Council and the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association.

She also spent 19 years at J.P. Morgan, primarily focused on investment strategy work for the firm’s defined contribution clients. 

Sara earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Management from Cornell University and is a CFP® certificant.