What Directors Think 2024

Diligent Institute, Corporate Board Member and BDO surveyed 250 U.S. public company directors about the biggest challenges facing them this year.

As new risk areas grow and evolve, what are key priorities for 2024 and beyond?

• 63% of directors say their board could be more impactful if it could better anticipate disruption.
• 41% say that shareholder activism has created more awareness for the need for good governance.
• 36% say that generative AI is the most challenging issue for their boards to oversee, just ahead of cybersecurity.
• 46% of directors say their board’s access to third-party subject matter experts is their greatest strength.

Every year since 2002, Corporate Board Member has been surveying public company board members in the United States to take their pulse on the issues that were top of mind, the challenges they faced in the year to come and the processes they sought to improve. This year, Diligent Institute, Corporate Board Member and BDO surveyed 250 U.S. public company directors to find out the key trends, priorities and challenges for 2024 and beyond.