Marc Huffman, CEO of OnBoard, joins the Boardroom Governance Podcast to discuss AI in the boardroom, director use of AI, and how AI may change the information gap between management and directors. This episode also marks the launch of the Boardroom Governance YouTube channel.
(0:00) Thank you to all participants of the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026)
(0:16) Intro *Boardroom Governance YouTube Channel launch.
(1:45) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel.
(2:31) Start of interview.
(3:25) Origin Story of Marc Huffman
(6:26) About OnBoard
(10:35) AI Risks for SaaS and OnBoard
(12:46) Directors Using AI in Shadows. His ideal board books.
(17:05) Building a Better AI Policy
(20:44) Agentic AI for Boards. Semantics search inside the board portal.
(23:30) Recording Risks in Meetings
(27:34) Improving Board Effectiveness
(29:44) Public, Private, and Governance
(32:50) The Private Markets Shift
(37:37) AI and Board Dynamics. Empowering Independent Directors.
(41:40) Semantic Search and Governance IQ Breakthrough (institutional memory).
(44:15) Models, Costs, and Trust
(47:26) Book that has greatly influenced his life: Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts (2003)
(48:17) His mentors
(49:22) Quotes that he thinks of often or lives his life by "I'm a product of my own expectations"
(49:43) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that he loves.
(50:35) The living person he most admires.
Marc Huffman is the CEO of OnBoard, a global leader in digital board governance solutions, serving over 6,000 boards worldwide.