Board Governance Trends

This booklet looks at the roles and responsibilities of a board, the skills and qualifications in demand in the boardroom, and the steps involved in joining a U.S. corporate board.

We recently brought together governance committee chairs and leaders in cybersecurity and AI to discuss how boards can be better prepared to provide oversight on these key areas.

The era of benign globalization has passed, and boards in the U.S. and internationally must urgently prepare for risk. We see three key levers for boards to prepare for these challenges.

Spencer Stuart's pulse survey of directors on public company boards found that a growing number of boards are using individual assessments to improve their effectiveness.

We expect to see significant change to Swiss board governance practice in three areas: diversity (especially in board leadership); the rise of the sustainability-focused committee; and the externally facilitated board effectiveness review. This article includes data from the Switzerland Board Index.

Cybersecurity has become a board-level issue — especially as regulators are pushing for more oversight. That’s why more boards are seeking directors with cybersecurity backgrounds.