K. Sivan

K. Sivan
K. Sivan
	Official portrait
9th Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation
	In office; 15 January 2018 – 14 January 2022
Preceded by	A. S. Kiran Kumar
Succeeded by	S. Somanath
12th Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
	In office; 2015–2018
Preceded by	M. C. Dathan
Succeeded by	S. Somanath
Personal details
Born	Kailasavadivoo Sivan; 14 April 1957 (age 67); Mela Sarakkalvilai, Tamil Nadu, India
Education	Madurai University (B.Sc.); Madras Institute of Technology (B.Tech.); IISc, Bangalore (M.E.); IIT, Bombay (Ph.D.);

Sivan Kailasavadivu (born 14 April 1957) is an Indian aerospace engineer who served as the Secretary of the Department of Space and Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) and Space Commission.^[1]^[2] He has previously served as the Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center and the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre.^[3]

K. Sivan
Official portrait

9th Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation
In office 15 January 2018 (2018-01-15) – 14 January 2022 (2022-01-14)
Preceded by	A. S. Kiran Kumar
Succeeded by	S. Somanath
12th Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
In office 2015–2018
Preceded by	M. C. Dathan
Succeeded by	S. Somanath

Personal details
Born	Kailasavadivoo Sivan (1957-04-14) 14 April 1957 (age 67) Mela Sarakkalvilai, Tamil Nadu, India
Education	Madurai University (B.Sc.) Madras Institute of Technology (B.Tech.) IISc, Bangalore (M.E.) IIT, Bombay (Ph.D.)