Protiviti’s latest Executive Perspectives on Top Risks Survey highlighted the influence of COVID-19, people and culture issues, the economy, and digital transformation on the near-term risk landscape. The survey was conducted online in the September-October 2021 time frame to capture perspectives on 36 risks on executives’ minds as they looked forward to 2022.

This issue of Board Perspectives summarizes eight key takeaways from the survey and ranks the highest-rated risk themes in order of priority to provide a context for understanding the most critical uncertainties companies face over the next 12 months.