HAI Board of Directors

Objective

• Manage the business and affairs of the corporation.
• Oversee corporate executive management (CEO) of Hargrove & Associates, Inc. d/b/a Hargrove Association Insights (HAI) as well as guide overall strategic direction and financial governance of the company.

Responsibilities

• Manage the business and affairs of the corporation.
• Provide strategic guidance to HAI as an AEM-owned entity.
• Review and approve the HAI budget and capital investments.
• Review and approve executive compensation.
• Determine the fiscal year of the corporation as prescribed by HAI bylaws.
• May make or alter HAI bylaws of the corporation, subject to the power of the shareholders to change or repeal the same.

2026 Priorities

• Focus on the third year of HAI’s Strategic Plan priorities, including iStat Roadmap, business development, and knowledge transfer initiative.
• Discuss HAI’s business strategy and set long-term goals.
• Approve a new Strategic Plan for 2027-2029.

Leadership

The HAI Board is led by the following Officers:

• Chair
• Vice Chair
• Secretary (AEM President & CEO) (ex officio, non-voting role)
• Treasurer
• HAI President

Composition

• Recommended range of 8-12 directors.
• Directors need not be shareholders and shall be elected by the AEM shareholders annually during the fourth quarter. 
• Shareholders may appoint ex-officio and other members to the Board from time to time in an advisory, non-voting capacity.
• There are no term limits for Officer or Director positions. 
• Directors shall be elected for staggered terms of up to two-years terms, with approximately half of the directors’ terms expiring each year.

Director Profile

• C-suite executives from data-experienced companies are preferred.

Meetings

• Meetings will be held four times in 2026: February, April, July, and November.
• The July (Minneapolis) and November (AEM Annual Conference) meetings will be conducted in person.
• An annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held during the fourth quarter of each year as prescribed by HAI Board Bylaws.
• A special meeting with AEM (HAI’s single shareholder) may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the Chair, the President, or by the Board of Directors.