Touch Stone Board Intelligence Founding Council
The annual intelligence and decision system for boards governing through consequential change.
This is not a library of things to read. It is a practical way for chairs, directors, and executive teams to ask better questions, test management’s evidence, and act before emerging risk becomes a quarter-end surprise.
For boards and executive teams with decisions that cannot wait
The Founding Council is designed for organizations with $100M+ in annual revenue navigating AI adoption, strategic risk, capital allocation, leadership continuity, regulatory pressure, or transformation that materially affects enterprise value.
- Board Chairs and Independent Directors
- CEOs, CFOs, and COOs preparing for consequential board decisions
- Audit Committee Chairs, Governance Counsel, and transformation leaders
Not a repository. A decision advantage.
Members can begin with the question in front of them and move quickly to a board-ready answer, the supporting evidence, the right playbook, and the questions management should be able to answer.
Bring a board-level question in plain language. Receive a direct response, the relevant intelligence, and the executive questions that turn a vague concern into a governed decision.
Original, evidence-led reports on the major forces reshaping enterprise value, governance, and leadership judgment—built around decisions, not headlines.
A disciplined read on what changed, why it matters, what may be missing from standard reporting, and what the board should put on its agenda next.
Sector-specific signals, exposures, and decision questions to help directors distinguish a temporary disruption from a shift that requires action.
Practical guides for the moments that shape confidence in the boardroom: AI oversight, strategic challenge, cyber readiness, succession, capital allocation, and transformation.
Short, board-usable briefs and structured discussions that help leadership teams prepare for the questions behind the questions.
What should the board be challenging now?
The value is not an abstract trend report. It is a stronger decision conversation when the stakes are high and the available information is incomplete.
- Is our AI program producing credible value—or a compelling story without proof?
- What is changing beneath acceptable quarterly performance?
- Which risk is compounding across operations, regulation, talent, or capital?
- What must be true for this strategic bet to create value?
- Where is leadership continuity most exposed?
- What evidence should the board request before it approves the next move?
Find the playbook behind the issue
The membership is organized around the decisions directors and executives must govern—not a pile of categories or disconnected articles.
Govern adoption, evaluate value claims, and set credible oversight expectations.
Challenge assumptions, protect enterprise value, and prepare for trade-offs before capital is committed.
See interconnected exposures early and strengthen the organization’s readiness under pressure.
Test leadership capacity, succession readiness, and the reality behind transformation progress.
From question to board-ready action
A simple operating rhythm helps the board stay ahead of the agenda rather than react to it.
- 1. Frame the question. Start with the decision, risk, or claim that needs challenge.
- 2. Test the evidence. Use current intelligence, board questions, and practical diagnostics to separate confidence from proof.
- 3. Govern the response. Move into the relevant playbook, executive brief, or member discussion with a clear next question and accountability.
Help shape the standard for board intelligence
Founding members receive the complete membership system and a direct role in shaping the first-year intelligence agenda, report format, executive playbooks, and council conversations.
- Priority access to flagship reports, quarterly board briefings, industry risk reports, and executive playbooks
- Founding-member roundtables and a direct feedback channel
- Founding-member pricing protection for the initial annual term
An annual membership built for consequential decisions
The Founding Council is limited to an initial group of organizations.
$5,000 for the initial annual term
An introductory investment for organizations that want early access to the system and a voice in shaping it before broader market release.
Start with the issue that matters most
Share a few details about your organization and the decision, governance question, or strategic risk you want to address.
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Discuss the decision system for your organization
Touch Stone Board Intelligence helps directors and executive teams identify emerging governance, AI, fiduciary, and strategic risks before they become operational, reputational, or financial events.