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Customer Stories

What boards say after the session.

Directors come in expecting a briefing on AI. They leave with a different set of questions for their next board meeting. These are their words.

In their words

"I was on the edge of my seat. I wanted to know what would happen next in the case study."

Board member

This helped me think through a whole other level of questions to be asking.

Board member

I love the questions. You have made this part of our daily conversation.

Board member

This model is all-encompassing, giving us a very disciplined common language and framework.

Board member

Where we have worked

Sessions run with firms, chapters, and director communities.

Each session is built around the board in the room. References available on request.

May 2026
Board AI Readiness Session
Grant Thornton · PDA Dallas/Fort Worth

Joint session with the PDA DFW chapter hosted at Grant Thornton, focused on board AI readiness for North Texas directors.

Grant Thornton · PDA DFW
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May 2026
Public Board Director Roundtable
Haynes Boone · Dallas

Roundtable for public company board directors covering AI oversight, fiduciary exposure, and the governance record that supports both.

Haynes Boone
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April 2026
AI Governance Working Session
BDO · Atlanta

Closed session with independent board directors working through agentic AI case studies using the Compass framework.

BDO
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March 2026
Silicon Valley AI Hub
Snowflake · San Francisco

Working session on board-level AI oversight for senior leaders at Snowflake's Silicon Valley AI Hub.

Snowflake
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March 2026
Board Director Briefing
Baker McKenzie · PDA San Francisco

Bay Area board governance session hosted at Baker McKenzie's San Francisco offices in partnership with the PDA SF chapter.

Baker McKenzie · PDA SF
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October 2025
PRISM Conference
Private Directors Association · National

First public presentation of the AI Board Governance Compass framework. The reception drove the engagements that followed.

PDA
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