Does Your Board Have Adequate AI Oversight?
The Board AI Governance Index™ helps boards, CEOs, and investors evaluate how their organizations govern artificial intelligence. It is a benchmark dataset measuring how boards actually govern artificial intelligence — built from voluntary, anonymized assessments across industries and organization types.
Participate to receive your score. Contribute to the first cross-industry benchmark on board-level AI governance.
Why the Index Exists
AI investment is accelerating. Governance practices are still emerging.
Organizations are investing heavily in artificial intelligence, yet board-level oversight remains inconsistent. A March 2026 analysis of 2025 proxy statements by Harvard Law School and Glass Lewis found that only 54% of S&P 100 companies disclosed board-level AI oversight — and even among those, practices varied significantly, with 63% delegating to a committee and 37% using the full board.*
Boards that do have oversight in place must be able to assess:
Impact of AI on competitive position
How new forms of risk are governed and controlled
How capital is allocated with appropriate discipline
How organizational readiness supports adoption
How AI maturity is communicated to investors and stakeholders
There is little standardized data on how organizations are actually governing artificial intelligence. The Board AI Governance Index™ was created to address that gap.
*Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Glass Lewis, analysis of 2025 proxy statements, March 2026
The Challenge
There is no established benchmark for AI governance at the board level.
The Index is Built Upon Six Core Pillars
How the Index Works
The assessment evaluates how organizations oversee artificial intelligence across six governance dimensions. Participants receive a confidential score and contribute to a growing research dataset.
What Participants Receive
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Overall AI Governance Score
A 100-point measure of current governance practices.
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Governance Maturity Rating
A maturity classification reflecting the development of AI oversight practices.
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Dimension-Level Breakdown
Scores across six governance elements influencing risk, readiness, and value creation.
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Governance Gap Identification
Clear visibility into areas where governance may require strengthening.
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Board Discussion Prompts
Suggested questions and priorities to guide governance conversations.
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Benchmark Context
Participation contributes to a growing dataset on how AI governance practices are evolving.
About the Board AI Governance Council
The Board AI Governance Index™ is published by the Board AI Governance Council.
The Board AI Governance Index™ is an independent benchmarking initiative measuring how organizations govern artificial intelligence at the board level.
Participation is voluntary and anonymized. No company-specific data is published or disclosed. Findings are used to build the first cross-industry dataset on board-level AI oversight practices, giving boards, investors, and governance professionals a factual basis for evaluating where they stand.
This is not a consulting engagement. It is not a certification program. It is a measurement tool designed for directors who need to know whether their oversight keeps pace with their organization's AI activity.
Built From Practice, Not Theory
The Index was developed from direct experience governing AI investment decisions under board scrutiny and capital constraints. Every assessment question reflects a governance failure or success observed from inside the organization, not modeled from the outside.
Informed by Research and Regulation
The framework integrates findings from MIT Sloan research on AI scaling failures, NACD guidance on board oversight of emerging technologies, EU AI Act risk-classification requirements, and NIST AI Risk Management standards. It is updated annually as regulatory requirements and competitive dynamics evolve.
Designed for the Boardroom
Quarterly assessments take approximately 15 minutes. The framework deliberately excludes operational and technical details that fall to management, focusing only on the strategic, competitive, and financial questions boards must answer to fulfill their fiduciary duties.
The Board AI Governance Index™ is currently in the practitioner pilot phase, published by the Board AI Governance Council. Participants contribute to the first cross-industry benchmark on board-level AI governance.
Who Participates
The Board AI Governance Index™ is intended for the leaders most directly involved in governance and oversight. Understand how your organization compares to others, and contribute to the benchmark that makes that comparison meaningful.
Public company directors — Board members and independent directors with fiduciary oversight responsibility.
Chief executive officers — Executives accountable for AI strategy, capital allocation, and governance outcomes.
Private equity operating partners — PE professionals overseeing governance and value creation across portfolio companies.
Chief risk and legal leaders — CROs, General Counsel, and compliance leaders managing AI-related risk and regulatory exposure.
Institutional investors — Investors conducting governance diligence and evaluating AI oversight maturity in portfolio holdings.
Request Access to the Assessment
This form requests basic contact information to verify eligibility and provide access to the Board AI Governance Index™ assessment tool. Your name, title, organization, and email are used only to confirm your identity and deliver your access link. They are not shared with third parties or used for any other purpose. Assessment responses are anonymized — no company-specific data is published or disclosed. You may request deletion of your information at any time.