Board series: The Board Chair of 2026: From strategy steward to enterprise risk integrator
As corporate complexity multiplies into 2026, the board chair will have to grapple with the upheaval on the corporate landscape. Historically centered on governance stewardship, strategic guidance, and CEO partnership, the chair is increasingly becoming the architect of enterprise risk governance and – in real-time – the chief navigator for continuous strategic revision. With regulatory […]
Board series: Markets moving faster than board skills – Facing the hard reality of AI, ESG, supply chain, and cyber
In the next decade, the most competitive companies will be governed not by the most prestigious resumes, but by boards engineered for complexity. U.S. boardrooms are re-skilling under pressure from four converging forces: (i) AI deployment and risk, (ii) supply chain and ESG regulation that reaches deep into suppliers, (iii) increasing geopolitical tensions, and (iv) […]
Board series: Cyber threats to energy – From downtime to shareholder impact
Cyber threats to energy infrastructure pose existential risks to businesses and critical systems alike. With ransomware and state-sponsored cyberattacks on the rise in 2025, decentralized grids and a digitized backbone create a growing web of complex vulnerabilities. Demonstratively, the number of susceptible points to cyber-energy attacks in U.S. electrical networks increases by ~60 per day. […]
2025 Energy outlook – preparing for a turbulent year
Central to the health of the domestic and global economy, business executives have a responsibility to understand the dynamic energy landscape both in the U.S. and globally. 2025 will bring tensions of oversupply, price increases, deregulation, and restructured incentives for renewables. This will lay on top of an already complex web of geopolitical conflict, tariffs, […]
Board Series: What should boards consider as voluntary vs non-voluntary disclosures for ESG?
In today’s dynamic global corporate regulatory landscape, ESG reporting for CPG companies goes beyond regulatory compliance—it plays a pivotal role in building trust, driving consumer and investor decisions, and securing long-term business viability. However, with expected regulatory upheaval under Trump 2.0 boards should press management teams to reconsider their voluntary reporting standards. Boards must strategically […]