Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH); Compensation Committee Chair Board Tenure: 2017 – present Committee Memberships: Compensation and Human Resources Committee (Chair); Governance Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: Timothy Flynn holds a documented governance role as Compensation Committee Chair at UnitedHealth Group Inc., which made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities while facing antitrust scrutiny. As Compensation Committee Chair, Flynn holds primary board-level responsibility for UnitedHealth’s executive compensation — including the packages for CEO Andrew Witty and the former CEO structures during the period of the company’s political engagement. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.

Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director. Board membership is a matter of public record (SEC filings, proxy statements). This profile documents only the governance role and its connection to documented corporate political activity.

Biographical Overview

Timothy Flynn served as Chairman of KPMG International from 2007 to 2011 and as Chairman and CEO of KPMG LLP (U.S.) from 2005 to 2010, leading one of the world’s largest professional services and accounting firms through the global financial crisis. He joined KPMG in 1977 and spent more than three decades at the firm. His background in audit and professional services oversight gives him strong financial governance credentials.

Flynn has served on the UnitedHealth board since 2017 and chairs its Compensation and Human Resources Committee. He has previously served on the boards of JPMorgan Chase, Alcoa, and Cargill. His Big Four accounting background gives him particular insight into the financial reporting and internal controls of a healthcare conglomerate with over $360 billion in annual revenue.

He holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of San Diego.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH)
• Board tenure: 2017 – present
• Committee assignments: Compensation and Human Resources Committee (Chair); Governance Committee

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the UnitedHealth Group corporate donor profile, which documents the corporation’s political spending and regulatory relationships under the Trump administration.

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Sources

• UnitedHealth Group Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement, filed April 21, 2025; SEC EDGAR (CIK 731766)