OnBoard Research
Research
We study how boards actually prepare, meet, and decide — drawn from surveys of thousands of directors and the meetings they run. The goal is plain: better governance as the stakes get higher.
Research areas
What we study
Board Effectiveness
How boards prepare, meet, and decide — and what separates the boards that run well from the ones that scramble.
AI & Governance
How AI is changing board work — agenda drafting, minutes, transcription — and where directors draw the line.
Risk & Compliance
What audit-readiness actually requires, and how governance records hold up when someone finally asks.
Director Engagement
How directors really prepare and participate, measured against what administrators assume they do.
August 2026
Keeping AI Out of the Boardroom Doesn’t Avoid Risk
How unmanaged tools and poor retention policies invite discovery and cause governance amnesia
June 2026
2026 Board Effectiveness Survey
92% of board directors used AI for board work in the last six months. And 60% of them sit on boards with no formal AI policy
Supporting Research
April 2026
Six Industries, One Survey, Six Different AI Boardrooms
What AI is doing to actual board decisions, what directors do with AI differs sector to sector in ways that re-order the cohorts entirely.
April 2026
Why Directors Running the Most AI Tools Have the Biggest Problem
Directors running 3+ AI tools self-report better outcomes — and three times the integration friction, security exposure, and literacy gaps. A look at what the heaviest board AI users are paying to compensate.
March 2026
Governance Insight Survey
Original Research
April 2026
Six Industries, One Survey, Six Different AI Boardrooms
What AI is doing to actual board decisions, what directors do with AI differs sector to sector in ways that re-order the cohorts entirely.
April 2026
Six Industries, One Survey, Six Different AI Boardrooms
What AI is doing to actual board decisions, what directors do with AI differs sector to sector in ways that re-order the cohorts entirely.
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