Boards say the C-suite owns AI strategy. The C-suite doesn’t agree

Pearl Meyer's survey of 108 executives and board members reveals a significant AI governance gap: 90% of board members expect the C-suite to own AI strategy, but C-suite executives are fragmented, with 32% claiming collective responsibility, 22% pointing one level below, 27% citing individual business leaders, and 17% naming functional heads. This misalignment raises accountability questions as companies scale from pilots to enterprise AI deployments.