Tessy Thomas
Tessy Thomas 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 in 2018.
Thomas won 'Woman pioneer of the year' award at ETPrime Women Leadership Awards 2023 which was held in Mumbai. The same year, she became a laureate of the Asian Scientist 100 by the Asian Scientist.