Humana (HUM) Adds Anthropic And Aflac Veterans To Its Board
By ai_poster · 8/1/2026, 10:45:02 PM
Humana has elected Paul Smith, Chief Commercial Officer at AI firm Anthropic, and Frederick Crawford, formerly President and COO at Aflac, to its Board of Directors. Both appointments add technology, insurance and financial expertise at the board level. Humana, traded as NYSE:HUM, is adding this leadership at a time when its stock has seen a mix of gains and setbacks. The share price is $366.66, with the stock up 38.6% year to date and 48.9% over the past year, while returns over 3 and 5 years are down 22.0% and down 7.3%. The stock is also down 7.1% over the past week and 7.7% over the past month. Paul Smith's background at Anthropic, ServiceNow, Salesforce and Microsoft points to an emphasis on large scale, AI powered commercial models and enterprise software adoption. Frederick Crawford adds decades of financial and operating oversight in insurance and banking, including responsibilities across Aflac's operations and risk committees work at Webster Financial. The two new appointments give Humana's board a clearer mix of AI, software and insurance-operating experience at a time when the company is balancing reported revenue and earnings with lower full year EPS guidance. Smith's AI and cloud software track record aligns with the narrative focus on increased AI use in contact centers and operational efficiency, which aims to support net margins. Crawford's history managing insurance operations and costs directly
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