Ted Sikora

Boards’ and Directors’ focus returns to Cybersecurity and AI, amid Geopolitical Uncertainty Geopolitical volatility, cybersecurity threats, and AI are all top-ranking issues on board agendas, but shifting economic conditions remain the top focus, according to the NACD Quarterly Survey findings. The “Q2 2025” survey was in the field from June 12 to June 25, and asked directors to identify the top business issues on their board’s agenda for the upcoming quarter.

“Cybersecurity threats” sits at the top of many board agendas for the next quarter, according to the NACD Quarterly Survey. The “Q2 2024” deployment of the survey was in the field from June 5 to June 12, and asked directors to identify the top business issues on their board’s agenda for the upcoming quarter. “Shifting economic conditions” and “regulatory requirements“ remain top-ranked issues, but respondents’ comments highlighted ongoing concerns around cybersecurity and talent.

Uncertainty regarding interest rates and inflation pushes “shifting economic conditions” toward the top of many board agendas, and the sophistication of AI-fueled “cybersecurity threats” is another focus area, according to the Q1 2024 edition of the NACD Quarterly Survey. The brief survey, in the field from March 8 to March 21, asked directors to identify the top business issues on their board’s agenda in the upcoming quarter.