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The business landscape is experiencing large disruptions, including climate change, energy transition, artificial intelligence and geopolitical tensions. Companies need to adapt quickly and effectively to these disruptions to survive. Boards of directors have the duty to help their companies and work with the CEO and senior management...

A thoughtful governance model enables boards to fulfill their duties and provide effective oversight of organizations. Each board must determine the appropriate governance approach that aligns with the organization’s needs and meets prescriptive requirements imposed through relevant legal and regulatory bodies...

Boardroom battles were one of the big topics at this week's Berkeley Law Fall Forum on Corporate Governance, where business and legal leaders convened to discuss a head-spinning array of regulatory and governance challenges. The event was co-hosted by Berkeley Law and Cooley...

Tapping into a topic of great interest to companies, investors, and regulators, EY's annual review of 79 Fortune 100 proxy statement and Form 10-K disclosures (filings through May 31, 2024) on board cybersecurity oversight and cybersecurity risk management reveals these and other noteworthy findings for 2024:,...

As companies review their executive compensation program designs and related corporate governance policies, it can be helpful to consider current market practices and recent trends in order to inform discussions in the boardroom....

About 45% of board members and C-suite leaders say that AI is not on the agenda of their board of directors, according to a new report from Deloitte. And about 80% of this cohort say that their boards have limited, minimal, or zero expertise or experience with AI...

Researchers called out incremental progress: The amount of boards with three or more women has almost doubled between 2019 to 2024. Likewise, an increasing number of states seem to be home to boards with more than 30% women....

Business needs engaged, responsible, and courageous technology governance more than ever before, and boards must challenge themselves to provide that governance. Technology Leadership in the Boardroom: Driving Trust and Value is a blueprint for boards looking to bridge past and current practices to future-oriented, leading engagement on technology oversight...

At Spencer Stuart, we know how much leadership matters. We are trusted by organizations around the world to help them make the senior-level leadership decisions that have a lasting impact on their enterprises. Through our executive search, board and leadership advisory services...

Everyone knows by now that CHROs are the rising stars of the C-suite. So it should come as no surprise that HR leaders are making gains in the boardroom as well. The number of board directors at Russell 3000 companies with CHRO experience increased from 0.9% in 2022 to 1.1% in 2023, according to a new report from Equilar, an executive intelligence firm. Those numbers are still small, but show a 22.2% increase...