As boards race to adopt AI tools and autonomous agents, governance teams are under pressure to enable innovation without compromising privilege, confidentiality or record integrity.
This customizable policy template gives corporate secretaries, general counsel and governance leaders a structured way to set clear guardrails for AI use in board and committee settings. Use it to define how AI supports the board while keeping humans firmly in control of decisions and official records.
With this template, you'll:
With this draft policy, you can move quickly from ad hoc experimentation to a defensible AI governance framework tailored to your board's risk profile.
Download the AI Use in the Boardroom Policy template to strengthen oversight, reduce AI-related risk and confidently brief your board on the right questions to ask.
If you're looking for a clear, organization-wide AI policy, take the next step beyond the boardroom with our AI Guiding Policy template — a framework to help legal, risk and compliance leaders govern responsible AI use across the entire enterprise.
About the authors
Mary Lee Sharp, Esq., NACD.DC, SPHR, is a global CHRO, employment attorney and board advisor with more than 20 years of executive experience at NASDAQ-listed organizations, including NMI Holdings, Financial Engines, Omnicell and NextNav.
Andrew Shapiro is an independent board director and strategic advisor with over three decades of experience in corporate governance and board-level oversight of complex, high-stakes decisions, capital allocation and shareholder activism.
