2025 Private Company Board Practices Oversight Survey

Data Pack: Board-CEO Relationship

08/26/2025

 

How would you grade the strength of the following relationships today on a scale from A to F?

 

Relationships

F – Failing

D – Poor

C – Fair

B – Good

A – Excellent

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Board and senior management team (excluding CEO)

1.05%

0.00%

9.47%

45.26%

44.21%

95

CEO and senior management team

2.11%

1.05%

9.47%

33.68%

53.68%

95

Board and CEO

1.05%

3.16%

3.16%

36.84%

55.79%

95

Board Chair and CEO

2.86%

1.43%

5.71%

28.57%

61.43%

70

Lead Independent Director and CEO

0.00%

0.00%

5.26%

31.58%

63.16%

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