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title: "Humana adds Anthropic executive Paul Smith to board"
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description: "Humana has appointed Paul Smith, Anthropic’s chief commercial officer, and Frederick Crawford, former Aflac president and COO, to its board of directors. These appointments increase the board's size to 13 members. Smith brings experience from ServiceNow, Salesforce, and Microsoft, while Crawford previously served as CFO at Aflac, CNO Financial Group, and Lincoln Financial Group."
datetime: "2026-07-29T11:02:39.000Z"
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# Humana adds Anthropic executive Paul Smith to board

-   Humana elected Paul Smith, Anthropic’s chief commercial officer, to its board, effective immediately. \* Smith previously led global customer and field operations at ServiceNow, with earlier senior roles at Salesforce and Microsoft. \* Frederick Crawford also joined the board, following retirement as Aflac president and chief operating officer in 2024. \* Crawford previously served as CFO at Aflac, CNO Financial Group, and Lincoln Financial Group. \* The appointments raise the board’s size to 13 directors. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Humana Inc. published the original content used to generate this news brief via Business Wire (Ref. ID: 202607290700BIZWIRE\_USPR\_\_\_\_\_20260729\_BW757485) on July 29, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT)

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