Dr Cathy Moloney is the Deputy Director, Defence Strategy and National Security at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). She is on the Executive Committee of Women in Nuclear (WiN) Australia, and a member of the Asia Pacific Leadership Network for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (APLN). Cathy previously worked for the Australian Department of Defence as Director and Senior Advisor at the Centre for Defence Research, Australian Defence College, and SME to the Australian Defence Force's Joint Warfare Development Branch.  Dr Moloney was the Editor of the Australian Journal of Defence and Strategic Studies, the flagship academic journal of the Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force. Cathy is an accomplished leader, researcher, and advisor with specialist expertise in Australian foreign policy, defence and national security, including nuclear and strategic policy, and has forged a highly successful career spanning industry, government, and academia.

Dr Moloney is the author of a range of publications covering the nexus between strategy, politics, and the political economy of nuclear policy;  deterrence theory; and national security and Australian foreign policy. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nuclear Policy and International Relations (Griffith University), Masters of International Politics (1st Class) (University of Melbourne) and Bachelor of International Relations (Griffith University).