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How I Built a Personal Board of Directors With GenAI
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How I Built a Personal Board of Directors With GenAI

by Vipin Gupta
July 2025
6 pages
13m
English
MIT Sloan Management Review
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How I Built a Personal Board
of Directors With GenAI
Want a group of advisers who are always available — and challenge you in wise and
unexpected ways? Consider composing a personal board using virtual personas
modeled after current and historic figures and executives.
By Vipin Gupta
LEADERSHIP EXPERTS HAVE LONG
championed the concept of a personal board of directors
as a way for executives to surround themselves with a
circle of trusted mentors, sponsors, and advisers. I’ve
advocated for and practiced this model myself during
the past several years. But here’s the twist: What if your
board members didn’t have to be real people? With the
rise of generative AI (GenAI), every leader can build
a personal board of directors ...
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