POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the person whose signature appears below, being a director or officer of The Prudential Insurance Company of America ("Prudential"), constitutes and appoints SUN-JIN MOON, KENNETH A. PELKER, ERIN C. SCHWERZMANN, JORDAN K. THOMSEN, RICHARD E. BUCKLEY, C. CHRISTOPHER SPRAGUE, JONATHAN SHAIN, JOHN M. EWING, and GINA WARDLOW, and each of them severally, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, and to do any and all things and execute any and all instruments that such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable under any rules, regulations and requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in connection with where applicable: Registration statements on the appropriate forms prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any other periodic documents and reports required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all amendments thereto executed on behalf of Prudential filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Registrations listed on Schedule A.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this   4th     day of December, 2014.

    /s/ Robert Axel

Robert Axel

Senior Vice President, Controller

and Principal Accounting Officer

   /s/ Thomas J. Baltimore Jr.

Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.

Director

    /s/ Gordon M. Bethune

Gordon M. Bethune

Director

   /s/ Gilbert F. Casellas

Gilbert F. Casellas

Director

  /s/ James G. Cullen

James G. Cullen

Director

    /s/ Robert M. Falzon

Robert M. Falzon

Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

   /s/ Mark B. Grier

Mark B. Grier

Vice Chairman and Director

    /s/ Constance J. Horner

Constance J. Horner

Director

 /s/ Martina T. Hund-Mejean

Martina T. Hund-Mejean

Director

   /s/ Karl J. Krapek

Karl J. Krapek

Director

    /s/ Christine A. Poon

Christine A. Poon

Director

    /s/ Douglas Scovanner

Douglas Scovanner

Director

    /s/ John R. Strangfeld

John R. Strangfeld

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer,

President and Director

    /s/ James A. Unruh

James A. Unruh

Director

Schedule A

The Prudential Variable Contract Account-2 (Reg. No. 811-01612) and group variable annuity contracts (Reg. No. 002-28316), to the extent they represent participating interests in such account;

The Prudential Variable Contract Account-10 (Reg. No. 811-03421) and group annuity contracts (Reg. No. 002-76580), to the extent they represent participating interests in such account;

The Prudential Variable Contract Account-11 (Reg. No. 811-03422) and group annuity contracts (Reg. No. 002-76581), to the extent they represent participating interests in such account;

The Prudential Variable Contract Account-24 (Reg. No. 811-05053) and group annuity contracts (Reg. No. 033-12362), to the extent they represent participating interests in such account;

The Prudential Variable Contract Real Property Account (Reg. No. 333-202192) and individual variable life insurance and annuity contracts, to the extent they represent participating interests in such account;

The Prudential Investment Plan Account (Reg. No. 811-01850) and Systematic Investment Plan Contracts (Reg. No. 002-52715), to the extent they represent participating interests in such account;

The Prudential Annuity Plan Account (Reg. No. 811-01848) and Variable Annuity Contracts (Reg. No. 002-52714), to the extent they represent participating interests in such account;

The Prudential Annuity Plan Account-2 (Reg. No. 811-01849) and Variable Annuity Contracts (Reg. No. 002-52589 and Reg. No. 002-59232), to the extent they represent participating interests in such account;

The Prudential Individual Variable Contract Account (Reg. No. 811-03622) and Individual Variable Annuity Contracts (Reg. No. 033-25434 and Reg. No. 002-80897), to the extent they represent participating interests in such account;

The Prudential Qualified Individual Variable Contract Account (Reg. No. 811-03625) and Individual Variable Annuity Contracts (Reg. No. 002-81318), to the extent they represent participating interests in such account;

The Prudential Variable Appreciable Account (Reg. No. 811-05466) and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (Reg. No. 033-20000, Reg. No. 033-25372, Reg. No. 333-64957, and Reg. No. 033-61079), to the extent they represent participating interests in such account;

The Prudential Variable Contract Account GI-2 (Reg. No. 811-07545) and Group Variable Life Insurance Contracts (Reg. No. 333-01031 and Reg. No. 333-137572), to the extent they represent participating interests in such account;

The Prudential Discovery Premier Group Variable Contract Account (Reg. No. 811-09799) and group annuity contracts (Reg. No. 333-95637), to the extent they represent participating interests in such account; and

The Prudential Discovery Select Group Variable Contract Account (Reg. No. 811-08091) and group annuity contracts (Reg. No. 333-23271), to the extent they represent participating interests in such account.