Form: 10-K405

Annual report [Sections 13 and 15(d), S-K Item 405]

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

Published on


Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-75242, 333-75238, 333-75050, and 333-75226) of
Prudential Financial, Inc. of our report dated February 12, 2002 relating to
the financial statements and financial statement schedules of Prudential
Financial, Inc., which appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/S/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
New York, New York
March 26, 2002