The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Tue, 05 May 2026 11:32:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png The Path to the Boardroom for Technology Executives – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 The Path to the Boardroom for Technology Executives https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/05/03/the-path-to-the-boardroom-for-technology-executives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-path-to-the-boardroom-for-technology-executives https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/05/03/the-path-to-the-boardroom-for-technology-executives/#respond Sun, 03 May 2026 11:30:13 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=180647?d=20260501160928EDT Posted by Katrien Demeester, Art Hopkins, and Jesse Reich, Russell Reynolds Associates, on Sunday, May 3, 2026
Editor's Note:

Katrien Demeester is the Belgium Country Manager and a Managing Director, Art Hopkins is the Global Head of the Technology Officers Practice, and Jesse Reich is the Global Leader of the Technology Officers Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates. This post is based on a Russell Reynolds memorandum by Ms. Demeester, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Reich, Suya Xiong, George Head, and Brooke Pastroff.

In boardrooms, technology has shifted from a specialist topic to a shaper of strategy, risk, capital allocation and competitiveness. However, leaders who have run enterprise technology functions remain a minority in most boardrooms.

As boards enhance governing AI adoption, cyber resilience, and digital operating models, the demand for directors with tech expertise is increasing. The good news is that there is a large population of untapped technology leadership talent for boards to consider. Russell Reynolds Associates’ recent analysis of 398 public company boards across major indices and regions found that, while nearly half include at least one director with senior technology officer experience, only a small share of chief information officers (CIOs) and chief technology officers (CTOs) from these indices currently hold board seats.

The question now becomes: what skills do senior technology officers with board aspirations need to develop?

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