Craig W. Floyd

Craig W. Floyd is the founder and President of Citizens Behind the Badge (CBB), a nonprofit advocacy organization formed in 2020 to end the disastrous “defund and defame the police” movement and ensure that our nation’s law enforcement professionals receive the support and resources needed to keep America safe.

Craig is also the Founding Chief Executive Officer Emeritus of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), a nonprofit organization established in 1984 to honor the service and sacrifice of America’s law enforcement officers. He retired from the Memorial Fund at the end of December 2018.

Under his leadership, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial was built and dedicated in October 1991. Today, that monument stands proudly in our nation’s capital as a richly deserved tribute to America’s peace officers. More than 24,000 fallen law enforcement heroes have their names inscribed on that Memorial, dating back to the first documented fatality in 1786.

Over the past four decades, he has been one of law enforcement’s leading advocates — delivering speeches, hosting radio shows, publishing books, writing articles, and conducting media interviews. His work as a Congressional aide, journalist and nonprofit leader has been widely credited with changing America’s attitude toward the law enforcement profession and saving officers’ lives.

The Memorial Fund was successful in obtaining Congressional approval of a public law authorizing the establishment of the National Law Enforcement Museum on federal land adjacent to the Memorial. Craig led the 20-year campaign to build the Museum, which opened in October of 2018 and, along with the Memorial, has become an American treasure.

As Memorial Fund Founding CEO, Craig spearheaded a number of other important projects to honor our nation’s law enforcement officers. They include enactment of a federal law authorizing all American flags to be flown at half-staff on “Peace Officers Memorial Day” (May 15); publication of the book, To Serve and Protect: A Tribute to American Law Enforcement; and enactment of a federal law authorizing 500,000 commemorative silver dollars to be issued by the U.S. Mint honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s law enforcement officers and their families. He also launched a historic initiative called “Destination Zero” — the nation’s premiere law enforcement safety program with a goal of reducing officer fatalities to zero.  

Prior to his work with the Memorial Fund, Craig served for 10 years (1978-1988) as Legislative Assistant for U.S. Representative Mario Biaggi (Ret.), a New York City police legend, and the founder of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Craig holds a bachelor’s degree from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. He resides in Alexandria, VA, with his wife, Veronica.