10 Equitable legal leaders
Kurt Meyers, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Equitable, is one of ten Equitable legal leaders listed here, alongside people who hold deputy general counsel, associate general counsel and practice group head roles at the company. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Equitable from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Alfred Ayensu-Ghartey
LinkedInExperience: Head of Insurance Products Practice Group · Equitable
Alfred Ayensu-Ghartey has been Head of Insurance Products Practice Group at Equitable since April 2023, with a headline that also names Associate General Counsel. Alfred Ayensu-Ghartey was Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, Lead Director and Associate General Counsel at Equitable from 2018 to 2023, Lead Director and Associate General Counsel there from 2014 to 2018 and Senior Counsel at MetLife from 2005 to 2014.
Christian Cannon
LinkedInExperience: Lead Director and Associate General Counsel · Equitable
Christian Cannon has been Lead Director and Associate General Counsel at Equitable since May 2017, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Christian Cannon was Senior Counsel, Market Regulation at FINRA from 2011 to 2017 and an Associate at Sutherland from 2004 to 2011.
David W. Hall
LinkedInExperience: Lead Director and Associate General Counsel - Benefits · Equitable
David W. Hall has been Lead Director and Associate General Counsel - Benefits at Equitable since January 2025 and also lists Senior Director and Counsel at Equitable from 2016 to 2026. David W. Hall was Corporate Counsel at MetLife from 2014 to 2016 and Senior Counsel at Great-West Investments from 2005 to 2014, and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dmitry Ivanov
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel, Head of Investments and Derivatives · Equitable
Dmitry Ivanov has been Associate General Counsel, Head of Investments and Derivatives at Equitable since February 2015, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dmitry Ivanov was a Senior Associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates from 2011 to 2015, an Associate at Greenberg Traurig, LLP from 2006 to 2011 and an Associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP from 2005 to 2006.
Kurt Meyers
LinkedInExperience: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary · Equitable
Kurt Meyers has been Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Equitable since October 2025, with a headline of Chief Legal Officer at Equitable Holdings. Kurt Meyers was Head of Life Insurance at Equitable from 2024 to 2025, Deputy General Counsel there from 2020 to 2024, Head of Litigation from 2019 to 2020 and a Partner at McGuireWoods LLP from 2016 to 2019.
Min Chung Lee
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company
Min Chung Lee has been Associate General Counsel at Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company since February 2026 and was Senior Director & ERISA/Tax Counsel at Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company (formerly, AXA Equitable) from 2016 to 2026. Min Chung Lee was Associate Counsel at YMCA Retirement Fund from 2009 to 2016.
Ralph A. Petruzzo
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · Equitable
Ralph A. Petruzzo has been Deputy General Counsel at Equitable since January 2025, with a headline naming the role of Head of Corporate and Governance, and describes leading the Corporate Practice Group. Ralph A. Petruzzo also held the title Chief Counsel, Corporate, Investments and Securities at Equitable from 2020 to 2025 and was Lead Director and Associate General Counsel at AXA US from 2007 to 2020.
Stella Lee
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Equitable
Stella Lee has been Associate General Counsel at Equitable since July 2025, with a headline of Assistant Corporate Secretary/Associate General Counsel, Governance in the Corporate Practice Group. Stella Lee was an Assistant General Counsel at JPMorganChase from 2016 to 2025 and an Analyst at Goldman Sachs from 2014 to 2016.
Stephanie Sklar
LinkedInExperience: Lead Director and Associate General Counsel · Equitable
Stephanie Sklar has been Lead Director and Associate General Counsel at Equitable since March 2020 and was Senior Director and Counsel at Equitable from 2015 to 2020. Stephanie Sklar was an Associate at Herrick, Feinstein LLP from 2013 to 2015, at Diamond McCarthy LLP in 2012 and at Milbank LLP from 2006 to 2012.
Swathi Padmanabhan
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel, Corporate & Securities · Equitable
Swathi Padmanabhan has been Associate General Counsel, Corporate & Securities at Equitable since November 2022, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Swathi Padmanabhan was a Leadership Fellow at LCLD in 2024, an Associate at Jones Day from 2019 to 2022, at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP from 2017 to 2019 and at Alston & Bird from 2013 to 2017.
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