168
In 2025, companies in the S&P 1500 named 168 new CEOs, the highest total in more than 15 years, as AI reshapes what leadership accountability looks like.
-AI Magazine / Challenger, Gray & Christmas, 2025
84%
The percentage of companies disclosing board-level AI oversight increased by more than 84% year over year, boards are watching decisions like never before.
-ISS Corporate / Harvard Law, 2025
62%
62% of boards now hold regular AI discussions, yet only 27% have formally added AI governance to their charters. Awareness without accountability is liability.
-NACD 2025
72%
72% of S&P 500 companies disclosed at least one material AI risk in their 2025 10-K filings, up from just 12% in 2023. Decisions are now on the record.
-Harvard Law Corporate Governance Forum, 2025