AGB is advancing a governance framework focused on strengthening trust, transparency, and accountability for board professionals. In a governance-focused commentary, AGB Council members outlined heightened expectations from students, faculty, regulators, and the public, emphasizing ethical leadership and clearer accountability for trusteeship boundaries. The recommendations include strengthening trustee selection criteria, modernizing trustee training with onboarding and continuing education on fiduciary duties and governance vs. management lines, and introducing formal fiduciary certification. Additional steps include reforming nomination processes to reduce politicization and preparing board chairs through role-specific training. The central development is a practical compliance-and-governance package aimed at improving institutional credibility while clarifying responsibilities across board leadership structures.