C-Suite Perspectives
C-Suite Perspectives
The Conference Board
Are Boards Effective? Here’s What Our Latest Research Says
26 minutes Posted Aug 4, 2025 at 10:00 am.
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More C-Suite leaders view their boards as effective in 2025, but numerous challenges remain, including keeping up with AI. 

  

More than one-third (35%) of C-Suite executives surveyed by PwC and The Conference Board say their board’s effectiveness is “excellent” or “good.” What are these boards doing well, and where do they need to improve? 

  

Join Steve Odland and guest Arielle Berlin, director of the Governance Insights Center at PwC, to find out how boards are grappling with uncertainty, why companies want boards to focus more on AI and talent, and why nearly all senior executives are calling for board refreshment. 

  

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