Tessy Thomas

Tessy Thomas(born April 1963) is an Indian aerospace engineer and former Director General of Aeronautical Systems and the former Project Director for Agni-IV ballistic missile in Defence Research and Development Organisation.

Personal life

She is married to Saroj Kumar, a commander in the Indian Navy and they have a son,Tejas.

Awards

Thomas received the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for her contribution for making India self-reliant in the field of missile technology.

She was also the recipient of the Dr Thomas Cangan Leadership Award at the Faculty of Management Studies – Institute of Rural Management, Jaipur (FMS-IRM) in 2018.

Thomas won 'Woman pioneer of the year' award at ETPrime Women Leadership Awards 2023 which was held at Mumbai. The same year, she became a laureate of the Asian Scientist 100 by the Asian Scientist.

See also

  • Agni (missile)