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Robert Falzon

Executive Vice Chairman, Prudential Financial

Search every verified Robert Falzon interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Robert Falzon, Executive Vice Chairman at Prudential Financial, discussed his founding of Bright Street, a microfinance company, in a podcast episode released August 14, 2026. He stated that 95% of entrepreneurs are overlooked by traditional lenders and that Bright Street aims to address wealth creation in low and moderate income communities through small business formation. Falzon described the program as providing loans up front, with participants receiving a grant equal to half the loan upon successful completion of training and repayment. Falzon also expressed that AI serves as an equalizer for small businesses, enabling them to access capabilities similar to larger organizations. He noted that Bright Street operates through partnerships, including with mayors' offices in cities such as Newark, New Brunswick, and Jersey City, and is working to integrate tools and scale mentoring support across its relationships.

Recent appearances

  • Rob Falzon: AI Is the Great Equalizer for Small Business | Operator Mindset | Ep. 11

    August 14, 2026 · 📺 Viridity Entertainment Services

    Rob Falzon reached the top of corporate finance as Vice Chairman of Prudential. Then he left to fund the entrepreneurs the system was built to skip. In this episode of Operator Mindset, host Howie Zales and AI co-host Athena sit down with Rob to unpack why he founded Bright Street, a microfinance company built for the 95% of small business owners that traditional banks overlook, and why scaling opportunity has less to do with money than most people assume. In this episode: Why 95% of entrepreneurs never see a dollar from a traditional bank, and what that gap costs a community The stat that…

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  • Prudential Financial Presents: What Living to 100 Means for Work and Wealth

    June 27, 2024 · 📺 The Aspen Institute

    Across the globe, humans are living and working longer than ever — and today’s systems, governments and businesses aren’t prepared. Examine how we can reimagine work, wealth and retirement to live our lives both longer and better. Rob Falzon Megan Leonhardt Penny Pennington Now in its 20th year, the Aspen Ideas Festival is the Aspen Institute’s signature summer public event. From June 23-June 29, 2024 more than 300 leaders and innovators gather in the Rocky Mountains to engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the issues that shape our lives and challenge our times, spanning politics, bu…

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  • Prudential Rob Falzon Millennials, Money, and the New Relationship with Work at CNBC Work Summit

    November 11, 2022 · 📺 CNBC Events

    Having lived and worked through the Great Recession and the pandemic, millennials are bracing for another dose of economic uncertainty. How will they navigate these yet another "once in a generation" event? This session, featuring findings from Prudential Financial’s Pulse survey series, will focus on the largest generation in the U.S. workforce and how setback after setback has shaped their relationship with work, their employers, and their financial security. Rob Falzon, Prudential Financial Vice Chair Interviewer: Jen Rogers, Financial Reporter  More from the CNBC Events: http://www.CNBCE…

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  • Great Resignation continues: Employees still have ‘the balance of power,’ Prudential vice chair says

    August 08, 2022 · 📺 Yahoo Finance

    #GreatResignation #jobs #employment Prudential Vice Chair Rob Falzon joins Yahoo Finance Live anchor Brian Cheung to discuss the findings from Prudential's pulse survey on the labor market, economy, and consumer behavior. Don't Miss: Valley of Hype: The Culture That Built Elizabeth Holmes WATCH HERE:    • Elizabeth Holmes: 'Valley of Hype' [pre-sh...   Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: https://yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb About Yahoo Finance: At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates that help…

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  • Prudential Vice Chair Falzon on State of American Worker

    March 09, 2022 · 📺 Bloomberg Live

    Rob Falzon, Vice Chair, Prudential Financial, Inc. speaks with Tim Stenovec, Anchor, Bloomberg Quicktake; Co-Host, Bloomberg Businessweek Radio, Bloomberg at the Bloomberg Work Shifting 2.0 event about Prudential’s latest American Worker survey. -------- Subscribe to Bloomberg Live on YouTube:    / @bloomberg_live  

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  • Prudential Vice Chair Falzon on Future of American Workers

    March 31, 2021 · 📺 Bloomberg Live

    Mar.31 -- Rob Falzon, Vice Chair, Prudential Financial, Inc. speaks with Bloomberg’s Tim Stenovec at the Bloomberg Work Shifting Summit about results from Prudential’s latest survey and what they tell us about workers’ experiences during the last year, and what leaders need to do to stand out in today’s market as an employer of choice.

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  • Remote Work Works: The Office After Covid

    December 10, 2020 · 📺 The Aspen Institute

    We are not in a rush to pull people back into the workplace,” says Rob Falzon, vice chair of Prudential Financial. With an ...

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  • Prudential, Waste Management and Microsoft Execs on State of American Worker

    November 13, 2020 · 📺 Bloomberg Live

    Nov.13 -- Rob Falzon, Vice Chair, Prudential Financial, Inc.; Tamla Oates-Forney, SVP and Chief People Officer, Waste Management; and Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft 365 spoke with Bloomberg anchor Carol Massar at the Strengthening Economic Resiliency virtual event about what the latest research is showing about remote work, and what the future holds for American labor.

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  • 'The traditional model of work... is ready to be adjusted: Anne Walsh Guggenheim CIO Fixed Income

    October 26, 2020 · 📺 Yahoo Finance

    Anne Walsh, Guggenheim CIO Fixed Income, and Rob Falzon, Prudential Vice Chairman discuss how coronavirus has changed #workingfromhome #coronavirus ##YahooAMS Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: https://yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb About Yahoo Finance: At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates that help you manage your financial life. About Yahoo Finance Premium: With a subscription to Yahoo Finance Premium, get the tools you need to invest with confidence. Discover new opportunities with expert…

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