Dannette Smith

Dannette Smith is secretary to the Board of Directors of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, responsible for supporting the Board and its standing committees. She joined UnitedHealth Group in June 2004 and was appointed to the EQ Board in August 2017.

Prior to joining UnitedHealth Group, Dannette was a partner in the corporate department of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, practicing in the areas of corporate securities law, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions. She is a member of the bar in the states of Minnesota and New York, and has served as a panelist for various professional associations on corporate governance issues. Danette received her bachelor's degree, cum laude, from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, from the University of California Hastings College of the Law.