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Retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Trey Whitworth spent more than 30 years leading intelligence and AI initiatives across the military. As the eighth Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), he expanded AI capabilities across every military service and combatant command. Whitworth examines one of the defining leadership challenges of our time: how organizations can embrace AI without losing human judgment. Today, as CEO of r4 Federal, he helps organizations apply AI and predictive analytics to improve forecasting, strengthen supply chains, and make faster, more informed decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Trey Whitworth spent more than 30 years leading intelligence and AI initiatives across the military. As the eighth Director of […]
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