Singular. Board is a singular noun. 'of directors' is just a modifying prepositional phrase. So a sentence should look like - The board of directors is.....
Try taking the prep phrase out and sounding it out. The board is... sounds way better than The board are....
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Board of Directors? Singular or Plural?
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Manhattan GMAT 1 - 11/20/11 - 750 (50 Q, 42 V)
Manhattan GMAT 2 - 12/3/11 - 780 (51 Q, 45 V)
