2019 Governance Outlook: Projections on Emerging Board Matters

About this Report

The 2019 Governance Outlook: Projections on Emerging Board Matters is designed to give corporate directors and senior executives a comprehensive overview of major business and governance issues likely to demand board focus over the coming year. The report begins with an introduction from NACD, highlighting survey findings about leading board priorities for 2019, and follows with four partner contributions that provide distinct insights and projections on the following themes: business risks, climate change, M&A, regulatory priorities, and board composition and succession.

Each partner contribution provides:

1. an overview of key trends in a particular area of governance,
2. an outlook for how those trends will play out in 2019, and
3. relevant implications and questions for boards to consider. 

The 2019 Governance Outlook: Projections on Emerging Board Matters is designed as a collection of observations to help corporate boards prioritize their focus in 2019 and increase their awareness of emerging issues, through both detailed topical analysis and coverage of broader governance implications.