Robert Floyd is an Australian scientist, diplomat, and the current Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). Floyd was born in Australia and holds a B.Sc from the University of New England, 1980 and a Ph.D from Griffith University in biology.
Floyd headed the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s science and technology unit for counter-terrorism until 2010, and was in charge of all security-related research at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Floyd also served as the Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO) until 2021.
In 2021, Floyd was elected the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization succeeding the incumbent Lassina Zerbo
