This chapter provides a review of 127 published articles reporting on board leadership in corporate governance research. The articles are reviewed and presented with respect to the background of authors, the academic journals where studies are published, the main topics that is pursued, the empirical contexts and the methodologies used. Moreover, we identify trends in scholarly thinking on board leadership that has emerged and developed during the past decades. On the basis of these findings, we provide directions for further research on board leadership. Also, we make some reflections about possible research streams that may provide fertile ground for best practice recommendations.