Our Team

Connor Floyd is an international development practitioner and former diplomat with over a decade of experience in development. His work has focused on disability inclusion, gender-based violence, governance and humanitarian response.

Connor is a Dharug man, and began his development career working alongside remote Yolngu communities in Northern Australia. This experience continues to shape his respect for local knowledge, leadership and meaningful partnerships.

He has since worked throughout Southeast Asia, including at the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh, where he oversaw programs strengthening inclusive service delivery and good governance. Connor has provided policy, technical, evaluation and design advice to governments, multilateral organisations and civil society.

He aims to think and work politically, building consensus amongst competing interests and applies principles of problem-driven iterative adaptation to encourage practical and sustainable solutions. Connor is confident engaging with counterparts at strategic and management levels and places equal importance on elevating marginalised perspectives.

Connor holds a Masters in Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Action and serves as Treasurer of the Association of First Nations Australians in Development (AFNAD).

He is a lifelong tinkerer, systems thinker and self-taught technologist. Years of working with local partners without the time or resources to build systems led Connor to found The Outrigger Project. His aim is for AI to arrive in the development sector on terms that strengthen local organisations.