Overview
Delaware Caremark doctrine (Marchand v. Barnhill 2019; In re Boeing 2021) makes AI risk a non-delegable board-oversight obligation. SEC Item 1.05 material-incident disclosure is extending to AI incidents. Colorado SB 24-205 (June 30, 2026 effective) and Texas TRAIGA (January 1, 2026 live) create state board-fiduciary AI duties. Zero board-AI advisory retainers exist on AWS Marketplace today. Kriv AI is first.
Board members at public mid-cap enterprises ($500M–$10B market cap), Fortune 1000, PE-backed companies with active boards, mutual insurers, cooperative banks, credit unions, healthcare IDN + academic medical center boards, regulated-industry enterprises (pharma, banks, insurers), non-profit healthcare + higher-ed boards, investment-advisor boards ('40 Act mutual funds), and pre-IPO companies establishing board governance face the same converging exposure: directors cannot effectively discharge AI oversight duties without structured quarterly briefings, regulatory horizon scans, and vendor-risk visibility. NACD's 2024 Director's Handbook on Cybersecurity + AI sets expectation that boards meet at least quarterly on AI. SEC Item 1.05 (8-K material cybersecurity incident disclosure, expanding to AI incidents), Regulation S-K Item 106 (annual cyber disclosure in 10-K), and Rule 10b-5 (material-misstatement liability) are tightening. State AI laws and EU AI Act Article 26 deployer obligations impose board-visible duties. D&O insurance premium reviews question AI governance at renewal.
Distinct from Kriv's live N1 Fractional CTO & CAIO (broader tech-leadership) and N41 Fractional Chief AI Officer — Regulated Industries (monthly operational CAIO, 2/4/8 days per month, executive-team focus). N42 is board-level quarterly advisory — 4 committee sessions per year, pre-reads, horizon scans, vendor scorecards, fiduciary-level director AI literacy. Different cadence, different audience (Board vs Executive), different pricing structure.
Retainer scope. Quarterly board-committee session (1 primary committee — Risk / Audit / Technology) — 60–90 min + pre-read + post-session minutes. AI risk posture review (inventory, controls, vendors, incidents). Regulatory horizon scan (SEC Item 1.05 + Item 106, Colorado SB 24-205, Texas TRAIGA, EU AI Act, NAIC Model Bulletin, state DOIs, FDA / OCC / FRB / FDIC / NCUA — quarterly Foundation, monthly memo Standard / Enterprise). Vendor AI portfolio review (quarterly scorecard for OpenAI / Anthropic / Bedrock / Q Business / Claude for Enterprise / Copilot / Gemini). Fiduciary-level AI literacy briefings (GenAI, agentic AI, MCP, A2A). Pre-read authoring (10–15 pages, delivered 5 business days before). Post-session minute integration with Corporate Secretary. Crisis-response on-call (Standard / Enterprise). SEC Item 1.05 / Item 106 disclosure review, D&O questionnaire review, pre-IPO / M&A board-diligence, activist-investor response (Enterprise).
Quarterly cadence (Foundation — 4 sessions/year). Q1 Annual AI posture + prior-year retrospective. Q2 Regulatory horizon + vendor portfolio. Q3 AI strategy + capital allocation. Q4 Incident + risk-register review + annual AI scorecard. Standard adds 2 full Board sessions + monthly horizon-scan memo + 2 adjacent committee pre-reads. Enterprise adds all Board committees + monthly crisis-response on-call + Item 1.05/106 review per filing + D&O questionnaire + pre-IPO/M&A diligence + activist-investor response.
Three tiers (annual retainer billed quarterly, 12-month minimum). Foundation $25K/qtr ($100K/yr) — 1 primary committee. Standard $45K/qtr ($180K/yr) — Foundation + 2 full Board sessions + monthly horizon-scan + 2 adjacent committees. Enterprise $75K/qtr ($300K/yr) — Standard + all Board committees + crisis-response on-call + Item 1.05/106 review + D&O questionnaire + pre-IPO/M&A diligence + activist-investor response.
One-time Onboarding ($20,000, 30 days). AI Steering Committee charter; board-reporting template setup; first MGC charter; director AI-literacy baseline briefing for all directors; board-calendar integration.
Important disclosures. Kriv does NOT replace a Board member (advisor, not director). No fiduciary authority. Does NOT sign SEC filings or D&O applications. No legal / regulatory / fiduciary / clinical / actuarial opinions. Does NOT replace D&O insurance or board-advisor-liability coverage. Does NOT replace NACD-certified director training. Board-level advisory only — operational CAIO routes to N41; broader CTO routes to N1. Quarterly fees invoiced in advance; 12-month minimum; 90-day written notice post-minimum; onboarding $20K non-refundable once commenced. No regulator / listing-exchange outcome guarantee. Anthropic CPN membership (April 9, 2026) — CPN partner, not Anthropic-authorized reseller.
Highlights
- First Board AI Advisory retainer SKU on AWS Marketplace — SEC Item 1.05 + Regulation S-K Item 106 + Delaware Caremark (Marchand v. Barnhill 2019; In re Boeing 2021) + Colorado SB 24-205 + Texas TRAIGA + NAIC Model Bulletin + NYDFS Circular Letter No. 7 + EU AI Act Article 26 aligned. Delivered by Kriv CEO Abhinav Dangri personally — not a rotating bench. 6–12 month first-mover window before NACD / Tapestry Networks / Spencer Stuart / Heidrick list Marketplace SKUs.
- Quarterly board-committee session (60–90 min) + 10–15 page pre-read (5 business days before) + AI risk posture dashboard + regulatory horizon-scan memo + quarterly vendor AI portfolio scorecard (OpenAI / Anthropic / Bedrock / Q Business / Claude for Enterprise / Copilot / Gemini) + rotating fiduciary-level director AI literacy briefings (GenAI / agentic / MCP / A2A) + post-session minutes integration with Corporate Secretary + annual AI scorecard.
- $25K / $45K / $75K per quarter ($100K / $180K / $300K annual) + $20K onboarding; 12-month minimum; annual retainer billed quarterly. Enterprise tier adds all Board committees + monthly crisis-response on-call + SEC Item 1.05 / Item 106 disclosure review per filing + D&O insurance questionnaire review + pre-IPO / M&A board-diligence authoring + activist-investor response support. Distinct from N41 Fractional CAIO (monthly operational) and N1 Fractional CTO & CAIO (broader tech).
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Primary support contact. info@kriv.ai · +1-732-433-5564 · https://kriv.ai/support . Primary contact for board retainer IS CEO Abhinav Dangri.
Response SLA. Baseline 2 US business days (Mon–Fri 9 am – 6 pm ET, US federal holidays excluded). Standard tier 1 US business day. Enterprise tier 4-hour response for board-crisis events (SEC Item 1.05 disclosure, activist-investor AI letter, regulator subpoena, board-committee emergency).
Engagement onboarding. First customer contact within 2 US business days of marketplace inquiry / private-offer acceptance. Retainer kickoff within 4–8 weeks of countersigned SOW (board-calendar alignment).
Escalation path. Board Retainer Lead (CEO Abhinav Dangri) → Practice Director (info@kriv.ai ) → escalation backup via info@kriv.ai .
Communication. Dedicated Teams channel; Corporate Secretary cadence; pre-read delivered 5 business days before each session. Customer stakeholders: Board Chair, Risk / Audit / Technology Committee Chairs, Lead Independent Director, Corporate Secretary, GC, CRO, CEO, CAIO, CISO, CCO.
Documentation handoff. Quarterly pre-read as Word + PDF; AI risk posture dashboard as PowerPoint; regulatory horizon-scan memo as Word; vendor AI portfolio scorecard as Excel; director AI literacy briefings as PowerPoint; annual AI scorecard as Word + PDF; SEC Item 1.05 / 106 review (Enterprise) as redline Word.
Boundaries. Not a director (advisor only); no fiduciary authority; does NOT sign SEC filings or D&O applications; no legal / regulatory / fiduciary opinions; does NOT replace D&O insurance, board-advisor-liability coverage, or NACD-certified director training. Board-level advisory only (operational CAIO = N41; broader CTO = N1). AWS infrastructure billed separately.
Hours / holiday coverage. Mon–Fri 9 am – 6 pm ET. Closed on US federal holidays except Enterprise-tier 4-hour SLA for board-crisis events.