The Assessment
The AI Board Governance Compass.
16 indicators. Four dimensions. A clear, scored picture of where your board stands on AI oversight, and a defensible baseline to move from.
The Assessment
16 indicators. Four dimensions. A clear, scored picture of where your board stands on AI oversight, and a defensible baseline to move from.
The AI Board Governance Compass is Vela’s assessment of how ready a board is to oversee AI. It scores 16 indicators across four dimensions — Individual, Board, Organization and Stakeholder — each rated 1 to 5 and weighted by criticality, and returns a scored baseline of where the board stands.
The assessment produces a priority queue of the three to five indicators carrying the most unmitigated risk, and a governance record documenting what the board reviewed. Every other Vela engagement begins from that baseline.
How it works
Built for the boardroom. The Compass maps where you stand across 16 indicators and four dimensions, surfacing gaps and opportunities before a crisis forces the issue. Each indicator is scored 1–5 and criticality-weighted, producing a governance record of active oversight.
| 1 | Individual | Director-level AI literacy and personal accountability |
| 2 | Board | Collective oversight capability and governance structure |
| 3 | Organization | Alignment between executive leadership and board-level AI signals |
| 4 | Stakeholder | Regulatory, insurer, and investor expectations |
Request access to the Compass assessment, or a briefing to discuss what it surfaces for your board.