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Current roles
11 current organization shown on this profile
Board positions
11 supported by public sources, 0 supplied by the profile owner
Committee roles
Not establishedNo committee role is currently confirmed by the cited sources
Qualifications
Not establishedNo qualification is currently confirmed by the cited sources

Professional narrative

About

Lead Independent Director since October 2021. President and CEO of The Directors' Council, a private company she co-founded in 2003 that works with corporate boards to increase independence, effectiveness and diversity. Nationally recognized corporate governance expert.

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Current roles

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Lead Independent Director

UnitedHealth Group

2025-04-21 · current

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UnitedHealth Group

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Lead Independent Director at UnitedHealth Group

2025-04-21 → End not stated

current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-24

UnitedHealth GroupUnitedHealth GroupMichele Hooper

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Experience

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Source 1 · Sec FilingUNH DEF 14A director slateSupports AI and ML experience, Board role, Committee assignments, Executive company, Executive title, Cybersecurity experience, Technology background.Open source

Basis

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Identifiers

Alpha ID
alpha:person:michele-hooper
Record version
public-0

Published evidence records

3 evidence records, matching Agent View. Records may refer to different locations or observations in the same document. This count is not a count of independent corroborating sources.

  1. UNH DEF 14A director slate

    sec filing · Source published: Apr 21, 2025 · Retrieved: May 15, 2026

    Supports 7 claims
    • AI and ML experience: AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
    • Board role: Board role: Lead Independent Director · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
    • Committee assignments: No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
    • Cybersecurity experience: Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
    • Executive company: Executive at The Directors' Council · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
    • Executive title: Executive title: President and CEO · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
    • Technology background: Technology background: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026

  2. Open source

    sec filing · Source published: Apr 21, 2025 · Retrieved: May 15, 2026

    Supports 1 claim
    • Professional Role: Lead Independent Director at UnitedHealth Group · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026

  3. Open source

    public source · Source published: Date unavailable · Retrieved: Date unavailable

    Supports 1 claim
    • Board membership: Serves on the board of UnitedHealth Group · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026

Sources

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AI and ML experience · Source reportedAI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Board membership · Source reportedServes on the board of UnitedHealth Group1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
Not stated
Last reviewed
Not stated
Board role · Source reportedBoard role: Lead Independent Director1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
92%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Committee assignments · Source reportedNo committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
88%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Cybersecurity experience · Source reportedCybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Executive company · Source reportedExecutive at The Directors' Council1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
85%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Executive title · Source reportedExecutive title: President and CEO1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
85%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Technology background · Source reportedTechnology background: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

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  1. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

    Supports: AI and ML experience · Board role · Committee assignments · Executive company · Executive title · Cybersecurity experience · Technology background

  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000731766/000110465925036829/tm252303-2_def14a.htm

    Sec Filing · Tier not stated · Reviewed May 15, 2026

    Supports: Lead Independent Director at UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH)

  3. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000731766/000110465925036829/tm252303-2_def14a.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership