The results of the latest survey of C-level executives and directors conducted by Protiviti and North Carolina State University’s ERM Initiative indicate that a challenging year lies ahead. Survey participants noted an increasingly risky global business environment in 2019 compared to 2018.

This issue of Board Perspectives summarizes five key takeaways from the survey and ranks the highest-rated risk themes in order of priority to provide context for understanding the most critical uncertainties companies face as 2019 gets underway.