Diligent Institute

Elevate 2026 brought together over 600 governance and compliance professionals in Atlanta to explore the transformative impact of AI on risk management and leadership. Key discussions highlighted innovative solutions like AI Board Member, emphasizing the importance of connected data and responsible AI implementation for effective governance in a rapidly changing landscape.

In this episode of The Corporate Director Podcast, guest Joe Hurd explains why boards can no longer rely on quarterly geopolitical risk reviews in an era of poly-crisis—where multiple shocks unfold simultaneously across regions and risk categories. Drawing on his cross-sector board experience and public service background, Joe lays out how directors can move toward continuous risk oversight, build compound scenarios that integrate geopolitics, and use AI thoughtfully in the boardroom while avoiding legal and governance pitfalls.

In this episode, Meghan Day sits down with Caroline Montalbano, partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, to unpack the SEC’s potential changes to executive compensation disclosure rules and what boards and compensation committees should be doing now to stay ahead. They explore how a nearly 20-year-old disclosure framework, layered with additions like the CEO pay ratio and pay versus performance tables, has contributed to longer statements, and the SEC’s goal of incentivizing a clearer, more investor‑friendly pay-for-performance story.

In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, guest host Nithya Das, General Manager of Governance and Chief Legal Officer at Diligent, sits down with Elena Hera and Kaitlin Betancourt, partners at Goodwin, to unpack how AI is reshaping board oversight, legal risk, and the tempo of governance. They explore what reasonably informed AI oversight looks like, how to build an effective AI governance framework, and why AI literacy and documentation are rapidly becoming table stakes for corporate directors.

Across board conversations this year, one theme keeps resurfacing: directors are leaning into growth, with deals firmly back on the table — and AI is a major catalyst.

In this episode of The Corporate Director Podcast, host Dottie Schindlinger sits down with board member, CEO and strategist Josh Klein to unpack what evolutions in AI technology will mean for entir...

This week I’ve been digging back into What Directors Think, produced with our partners at Corporate Board Member, and the signals on risk oversight are impossible to miss.

In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, host Dottie Schindlinger sits down with Earl Newsome, Chief Information Officer at Cummins Inc. and board member at First Independence Bank, to ex...

Learn more about the changing nature of risk oversight and why continuous governance is key for proper risk oversight.

AI is top of mind for directors this year, the connective tissue linking growth, risk, human capital and compliance.