Draft:Robert Floyd (diplomat)

Robert Floyd is the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO).

His previous career included counter-terrorism, international security, arms control, and emergency management.

Early life and education
An Australian national, Floyd holds a B.Sc. (Hons) with First Class Honors and University Medal, University of New England, 1980 and a Ph.D. in simulation modelling and population biology from Griffith University, graduating in 1984.

Career
In the early stages of his career, he worked as a research scientist at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), where he worked in scientific research and exploration for two decades.

Prime Minister's Department
Floyd spent over seven years in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, where he held several senior executive positions. In this capacity, he provided crucial advice to the Prime Minister on a range of policy issues, with expertise in counterterrorism, counter-proliferation, emergency management, homeland security, and border security.

Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office
As Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO) from 2010 to 2021, Robert Floyd played a key role in overseeing Australia's compliance with international treaties such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM), and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). His responsibilities extended to chairing the advisory group to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency on safeguards implementation (SAGSI), leading Australia in the Nuclear Security Summit process, and presiding over the Asia-Pacific Safeguards Network.

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
Floyd became executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization on 1 August 2021, where he garnered support for the universal adoption of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).

Floyd focused on ensuring equitable access to CTBT data for the organization's Member States, particularly developing countries, by launching the National Data Centres -for-All (NDCs4all) initiative. Floyd has also committed to increasing the number of women in technical roles at the CTBTO by launching the CTBTO Mentoring Programme. The initiative focuses on professional development and mentoring for early-career women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from underrepresented geographical regions.

Honours and awards
In recognition of his dedication to nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament, peace, and security, Robert Floyd was awarded the Commemorative Medal for the 30th Anniversary of Kazakhstan's Independence. This medal celebrated the enduring partnership between the CTBTO and Kazakhstan.

Floyd's leadership as director general of ASNO was also acknowledged with the Australian Nuclear Association (ANA) Award for 2021.

Personal life
Floyd is married with three adult children.