Help shape the AI-native boardroom.
The Council combines a curated director network with practical AI experience, giving members a place to connect with other experienced directors, work hands-on with emerging tools and help shape how AI is used in the boardroom.
Application only · 1-2 hours per month · No technical AI background required
Boards shouldn't just read about AI. They need to work with it.
AI is changing how companies operate, compete and make decisions.
The best boards will not watch that shift from the sidelines. They will understand the technology, use it themselves and know how to govern it.
The BoardLens Director Council brings experienced directors together to do exactly that.
Connect with peers. Build practical AI fluency. Test new ways of working. Help define what good looks like as AI enters the boardroom.
A better network. Practical AI experience. A voice in what comes next.
Connect
Build relationships with experienced directors, investors and board leaders navigating the same questions around AI, governance and the future of board work.
Learn
Exchange what is working, what is not and what directors are seeing across companies, sectors and markets.
Experiment
Work hands-on with emerging AI tools for board preparation, strategic challenge, institutional memory and decision support.
Evaluate
Pressure-test real AI outputs and help define the difference between an impressive AI answer and one that is genuinely board-ready.
Shape
Contribute your experience to emerging BoardLens research, benchmarks, frameworks and practices for AI in the boardroom.
Experience around the table. Curiosity about what comes next.
The Council is built for directors with strong judgment and real board experience.
You do not need to be an AI expert. You do need to be interested in what AI makes possible, and willing to explore it firsthand.
Members typically bring:
- Current or recent board, supervisory board, PE/VC portfolio board, investment committee or significant advisory board experience
- Experience in leadership, investing, company-building, governance or board effectiveness
- Strong judgment and the ability to challenge ideas critically
- Curiosity about how AI is changing strategy, governance and decision-making
- A willingness to work hands-on with emerging AI tools
- Approximately 1-2 hours per month
More than another director network.
The Council is designed to give members something useful back: stronger relationships, practical experience and an early view into how AI is changing board work.
A curated director network
Meet experienced directors tackling many of the same questions across companies, industries and markets.
Private Council sessions
Join private virtual conversations and briefings with other Council members.
Practical AI fluency
Build firsthand experience using and evaluating AI for real board-level work.
Premium BoardLens access
Use BoardLens across your own board work with complimentary premium access.
Early access
Explore selected new BoardLens capabilities and workflows before wider release.
Research and standards
Contribute to research, benchmarks and practical frameworks designed for the wider director community.
Member recognition
Be recognised as a member of the BoardLens Director Council and, where mutually agreed, featured across BoardLens editorial, research and social channels.
Designed to fit around existing board commitments.
Participation is designed to require approximately 1-2 hours per month.
This may include:
- an optional virtual Council session
- a short AI evaluation
- feedback on an emerging BoardLens capability
- input into a research question or framework
There will be no expectation to attend more than one virtual Council session per month.
Participation can vary month to month.
Join the BoardLens Director Council.
We are building a curated group of experienced directors who want to be at the forefront of AI in the boardroom.
If that sounds like you, apply below.