2025 Private Company Board Practices Oversight Survey

Data Pack: Artificial Intelligence

08/26/2025

 

Which of the following activities relating to AI oversight has your board performed?

 

AI Oversight Activities

Value

Set aside agenda time for full-board discussion of AI

61.54%

Asked management how AI could affect the company's future workforce needs

61.54%

Requested updates about the organization's data governance practices

47.69%

Assessed risks associated with AI

43.08%

Set aside agenda time in committee meetings

38.46%

Adopted an AI governance framework

24.62%

Reevaluated corporate strategy to incorporate AI impact

24.62%

Incorporated AI oversight responsibilities into board committee charters

18.46%

Conducted an audit to determine where AI is currently in use within the company

16.92%

Approved annual budget toward AI projects

16.92%

Established metrics for management reporting

15.38%

Established AI education plan for directors

13.85%

Established dedicated technology committee to oversee AI

10.77%

 

n=65

 

This table comes from the AI section of the 2025 NACD Private Company Board Practices and Oversight Survey.