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2026 Board Effectiveness Survey: AI in the Boardroom

92% of board directors used AI for board work in the past six months — and only 6% of their boards have an enforced policy governing it.

Adopted Faster Than Governed

The most comprehensive view of AI in the boardroom available today, drawn from 531 governance professionals across six industries. Inside the report: how directors are using AI, where their boards are governing it (and where they aren’t), and what separates the boards pulling ahead from the boards falling behind.

You’ll leave with the benchmarks, the trends, and a framework you can run against your own board this quarter.

The Shadow AI Boardroom

The tools directors reach for, the material flowing through them, and the fiduciary exposure most boards do not know they've created.

The Board AI Maturity Curve

A five-tier self-assessment that maps where your board sits today and what every step forward is worth.

The Director's Hidden Exposure

The cohort with the deepest fiduciary risk is also the highest-intent buyer of a secure AI solution and the lowest-penetrated user of one.

Four Moves for This Quarter

A short, prioritized action plan starting with the AI policy conversation on the next governance committee agenda.

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