Kathleen Creighton retired from the U.S. Navy in 2021 following a 33-year career, including six years as a Rear Admiral, where she designed cybersecurity, IT and cloud strategy policy and governance for 607,000 Navy personnel. Currently, she is independent director for the ManTech Corporation, the West Bend Mutual Insurance Company and the Military Women’s Memorial. In this VISION by Protiviti interview, Perry Keating, managing director and president of Protiviti Government Services, speaks with Creighton about global threats, emerging tech, AI, the next generation of talent and how the private sector plays into national security.