Katerina Tikhonova

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Katerina Tikhonova
Катерина Тихонова
(L–R) Lyudmila, Maria, Vladimir and Katerina in Primorsky Krai in 2002
Born	Katerina Vladimirovna Putina (1986-08-31) 31 August 1986 (age 37) Dresden, East Germany (now Germany)
Citizenship	Russian
Alma mater	Saint Petersburg State University Moscow State University
Spouse	Kirill Shamalov ​ ​ (m. 2013; div. 2018)​
Partner	Igor Zelensky
Children	1
Parents	Vladimir Putin (father) Lyudmila Putina (mother)
Relatives	Maria Vorontsova (sister)

Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova (Russian: Катерина Владимировна Тихонова, IPA: [kətʲɪˈrʲinə ˈtʲixənəvə], née Putina, Путина; born 31 August 1986)^[1] is a Russian scientist, manager, and former acrobatic dancer. She is the second daughter of Russian president Vladimir Putin.^[2][3][4]

Tikhonova heads the Innopraktika company, which unites two initiatives of Moscow State University: the National Intellectual Development Foundation (NIDF) and the National Intellectual Reserve Centre (NIRC).^[2] She is also deputy director of the Institute for Mathematical Research of Complex Systems at Moscow State University.^[5]