Kip Condron
President of Executive Committee
The American Ireland Fund
CEO – AXA Financial

Biography

Christopher M. “Kip” Condron was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of AXA Financial, Inc. and a member of the AXA Group Management Board in May, 2001.  In addition, Mr. Condron is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of AXA Financial’s principal insurance subsidiary, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company [formerly The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States.

Immediately prior to joining AXA Financial, Mr. Condron served both as President and Chief Operating Officer of Mellon Financial Corporation and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Dreyfus Corporation since 1995.

Mr. Condron joined The Boston Company in 1989 as Vice Chairman and head of the Private Client Group. He was named Executive Vice President of Mellon in 1993, when it acquired The Boston Company.  Prior to joining The Boston Company, Mr. Condron was Co-President of AYCO Corporation, the financial and tax planning subsidiary of American Express, which acquired his Pittsburgh-based financial planning firm, Condron Associates.  Mr. Condron is a Board Member of AllianceBernstein Corporation and AXA Financial, Inc.  He is also a member of the Board of Directors of  KBW, Inc. and serves as Chairman of its Compensation Committee.

A native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mr. Condron received a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Scranton, where he served as a trustee for two terms and is Chairman of the President’s Business Council.

He is a member of the Financial Services Roundtable and its Board of Directors.  Mr. Condron is a Director of The American Ireland Fund and also serves as Treasurer and Chairman of its Executive Committee.    He is also a Director on the Board of ACLI  [American Council of Life Insurers].

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