Every State of the Union, one cabinet member is kept away from the Capitol on purpose — so if the unthinkable happens, governance doesn’t collapse. Washington calls them the Designated Survivor.
In this episode, Fayeron Morrison argues that your board needs one for each AI agent already running inside your company — and that most boards have never named one.
In this episode:
→ Why the Designated Survivor is a governance philosophy, not just a logistics protocol
→ What Sam Altman actually said to G7 leaders — and what it means for private company boards
→ How AI agents transfer accountability, not carry it
→ The Traceability Test: 7 questions management must answer
→ The 3 board questions that tell you whether your seat is filled
Runtime: ~25 minutes.










