Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN and LEN.B) announced that its Board of Directors has added former HHS Secretary Donna Shalala, effective Jan. 23, 2017. Dr. Shalala served as a director of Lennar Corporation from 2001 to April 2012.
Dr. Shalala currently serves as Trustee Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami and as President of the Clinton Foundation. Dr. Shalala served as President of the University of Miami from 2001 until 2015. From 1993 until 2001, Dr. Shalala served as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. Dr. Shalala served as Chancellor and Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin — Madison from 1987 to 1993 and as President and Professor of Political Science at Hunter College from 1980 to 1987. From 1977 to 1980, Dr. Shalala served as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
“Donna is an extraordinary leader, and we are delighted to welcome her back to Lennar’s Board of Directors,” said Sid Lapidus, lead director. “We believe that Donna’s experience as President of a successful university, as well as her experience as the former Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, will complement our already strong Board of Directors.”
“I am honored to be rejoining Lennar’s Board,” said Shalala. “I have always admired the company’s innovative strategies, integrity and its commitment to the communities in which it has a presence.”
