In June 2017, Protiviti met with 22 active directors at a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) event to discuss geopolitical and regulatory shifts on the organization, its strategy and business model, and the board’s role in understanding and overseeing their implications.

This issue identifies seven key takeaways from the roundtable addressing the following questions: How do companies monitor developments and their related impacts on the business? What role does the board play in overseeing this activity, and how often is the board briefed on fresh developments? How are significant geopolitical developments considered?