The hidden risks in traditional board processes
If your board still relies on emailed PDFs, you're carrying unnecessary risk. These are the six governance gaps that keep legal, corporate secretariat, and board professionals up at night — and that Diligent was built to close.
Everything governance teams need to run a modern board
From public companies and global enterprises to high-growth private and mid-market organizations, Diligent Boards centralizes materials, improves controls and proves compliance to demanding stakeholders. Here's how.
Board Management
AI-powered board book assembly Compile, review, and publish board materials in hours. Smart Builder generates a structured first draft from your documents.
Encrypted, permission-based distribution Send materials only to the right recipients. Committee access stays restricted, with remote wipe if a director’s device is lost.
Meeting workflow & AI-assisted minutes Agenda builder, action tracking, and AI-assisted minutes ensure decisions, discussions, and follow-ups never slip between meetings.
Built-in data room Share contracts, financials, and IP with investors and advisors using NDAs, watermarking, AI summaries, and engagement tracking.
Spend less time preparing for the board — more time advising it
Automate board workflows, surface governance insights, and give leadership teams the clarity they need to make better decisions.
How governance teams improved board operations with Diligent
“By partnering with Diligent, I make my directors’ lives easier — giving them the information they need at their fingertips to make decisions quickly, confidently and in the best interests of the company."
Suzanne VanSligtenhorst Assistant Corporate Secretary Dentalcorp (DNTL.TO)
1M+
Users
75%
of Fortune 500 use Diligent
25K+
Organizations governed on our platform
130+
Countries where we operate
“We’re seeing a real difference in how quickly and confidently we prepare for meetings, and the tailored insights have made our discussions much more meaningful. Having only begun to start using Diligent AI, we’re excited about making our governance work more efficient for everyone involved.”
Arran Gray, Chief Operating Officer
The Salvation Army General Insurance Company (Sagic)
“I used to spend a day or two preparing for board meetings with the old system. Now, with Diligent, it’s maybe an hour or two.”
Eric Myers, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
ELCO Mutual
Purpose-built for the people who run the boardroom
Less admin, faster decisions. Here's how legal teams and governance professionals like you use Diligent every day to reclaim time for the work that actually matters.
General counsel
- Shrink board-book creation from days to hours with AI-generated first drafts ready for review and approval.
- Replace email and shared drives with encrypted workflows and complete audit trails for every governance decision.
- Automate high-risk workflows like D&O questionnaires and conflict checks to reduce manual error and compliance risk.
Corporate secretary
C-suite
Board directors
Validated by analysts.
Loved by customers.
See why Diligent is the only GRC SaaS company to be named a ‘Leader’ by the top 5 independent analyst firms (Chartis, Forrester, Gartner, IDC and Verdantix) — and why customers consistently award us top ratings for innovation, ease of use and real results.
Modernize how your board and leadership teams work
Explore how AI-powered governance tools help organizations prepare faster, collaborate securely, and give boards the information they need to make better decisions.
• Build and distribute board materials in hours, not days • Surface governance insights and risks with AI • Support directors, executives, and legal teams in one platform
