Fallon DePina Banks serves as Deputy General Counsel at UnitedHealth Group, the largest health insurer in the world. Her practice focuses on privacy and cybersecurity. She is a proven leader of Fortune 10 privacy programs, driving data use strategy and ensuring enterprise compliance amid complex regulatory regimes.
She chairs UnitedHealth Group’s Culture, Inclusion, and Diversity Council, where she advances workplace equity. Fallon formerly served as Privacy Counsel at Aetna and an Associate at Wiggin and Dana.
Four reasons why you deserve to be a 40 Under Forty:
A privacy leader at the world’s largest health insurer, managing data at the intersection of health and technology.
Expanded opportunities for underrepresented groups within my organization.
Provides resources and legal counsel to organizations that help Connecticut’s most vulnerable citizens.
Helped establish the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association Endowment at UConn Law School to give back to underrepresented students.
What’s been your biggest professional/work accomplishment so far in your career?
My proudest professional accomplishment was supporting myriad UnitedHealth Group initiatives that were put in place to quickly combat the spread of COVID-19 — including research studies, insurtech innovations and employee support programs.