Becoming a More AI and Tech Savvy Board Member

MIT Sloan School of Management

Digital Business & IT

About Programme

Why attend Becoming a More AI and Tech Savvy Board Member?

In a world where artificial intelligence is transforming every industry, boards must evolve just as rapidly.

Becoming a More AI and Tech Savvy Board Member

empowers directors to lead their organizations confidently into the AI era.

Grounded in the latest MIT Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) findings, this immersive three-day, in-person course is designed for board members and senior leaders who want to translate digital disruption into strategic advantage.

Why This Matters Now

Recent MIT CISR research reveals that companies with three or more AI-savvy board members outperform peers across multiple financial metrics, achieving higher returns on equity and stronger market valuations. These boards are not just keeping pace—they are setting the agenda for transformation, harnessing technologies like generative and agentic AI, robotics, and advanced analytics to build future-ready enterprises.

But the research also shows that digital knowledge from five years ago is no longer enough. Having a “digitally savvy” board is table stakes. Today, the differentiator is AI savviness—the ability to understand how AI reshapes business models, risk management, and governance.

Please note, this course was previously called Becoming a More Digitally Savvy Board Member.

Course Topics

Programme Objective

As a participant of this course, you will:

Learn from and engage with MIT Sloan faculty, peers, and guest speakers, including senior sitting directors, the head of research at Diligent, and other partners

Understand how AI will redefine value creation and business models across sectors.

Gain frameworks to evaluate AI-enabled business models and your enterprise AI maturity

Learn about effective board committees for AI, technology, digital products and innovation

Explore business-oriented updates on AI developments particularly new business models enabled by agentic AI, the key capabilities needed, and their early financial impact

Collaborate with board peers from leading enterprises worldwide

Receive an MIT Sloan Certificate of Completion and earn 2 Executive Education Units, which may count toward an Executive Certificate.

Programme Audience

This course is ideal for board members, chairs, and C-suite executives of large enterprises who aim to strengthen their digital oversight and strategic influence. Teams are encouraged to attend together to develop a shared understanding of digital and AI concepts that drive organizational change.

"This course does not provide the answers to our digital future. Much better than that it opens our minds to what is possible, what can work, what questions we need to consider and ask as directors, all backed by the exemplary MIT research and data. The research, data and multi-dimensional examination of future ready organisations and leaders has positioned me and given me the confidence to tackle these issues with my boards. Thank you to the Faculty for so generously sharing your research, knowledge, insights and enabling so many open and honest discussions."

Catherina T.

2025 Participant

"Connecting the future of technology to the organisation is crucial for the future. This program highlights the importance and then brings practical actions to support getting ready for a digital transformation. Sharing and learning from other global leaders is beneficial in building diverse thinking through the course. Well worth it!"

Mike B.

2024 Participant

Programme Benefits

AI Savviness

Understand how AI will redefine value creation and business models across sectors

Networking

Collaborate with directors from all over the world

Mens et Manus

Interactive application-focused program leveraging MIT faculty, guest speakers, case studies, and application exercises while providing ample opportunities for networking with peers

Certificate

Earn a certificate of course completion from the MIT Sloan School of Management