Board Governance

Aaron Kemp, a director with KPMG Advisory Technology Risk, discusses the risks and opportunities posed by quantum computing.

Priorities for board and audit committee agendas, our chief economist on measuring what matters, and a financial reporting and auditing update.

Annalisa Barrett and Susan Angele of the BLC review trends in board diversity disclosures at S&P 500 and Russell 3000 companies.

Eight issues for private company boards to keep in mind as they carry out their 2023 agendas.

Five issues for compensation committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2023 agendas.

Seven issues for nom/gov committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2023 agendas.

Nine issues for boards to keep in mind as they carry out their 2023 agendas.

Audit committee oversight of critical alignments—of strategy, risks, incentives, performance metrics, internal controls, and more.

The KPMG Board Leadership Center is conducting a survey focused on board practices at private companies. Share your views.

KPMG and the Latino Corporate Directors Association examine Latino representation in the boardrooms of U.S. companies.

Ronald Machen, partner at WilmerHale, shares his insights on civil rights audits and the board’s oversight role.

ESG and management’s disclosure committee, evolving expectations of chief audit executives, and conversations on geopolitics, civil rights audits, and the metaverse.

KPMG and Ascend Pinnacle examine Asian representation in the boardrooms of U.S. companies.

Midyear observations shaping board agendas, financial reporting developments, getting better at assessing talent, what workers want, and proxy season takeaways.

Takeaways from the 2022 proxy season

As boards and their committees continue to calibrate their agendas in response to ongoing disruption and uncertainty, we offer midyear observations to On the 2022 board agenda.

Boards may need to reassess whether their delegation of risk oversight responsibilities is clear, properly aligned, and coordinated.

In NACD’s Governance Challenges report, Susan Angele offers areas for focus and questions to consider as boards enhance their governance to integrate climate change issues into risk, strategy, culture, values, and relationships with stakeholders.

Oversight in this environment requires boards to test the breadth of management’s scenario analyses and consideration of exogenous shocks.

Board considerations related to the Russia-Ukraine war, developments in climate reporting and oversight, and the global supply chain environment.