K. V. Jacob

Background

About K. V. Jacob

Educated in the United Kingdom (UK), United States (USA) and India. I am an agricultural scientist, agronomist (geneticist), lawyer and a published writer. I am currently a CoFounder-Director in a startup company. I formerly served in the executive board as Director in Project Management Association, member association of IPMA, Netherlands. I am a former career senior federal civil servant. I was recruited to the Government of India (Central Civil Service) through the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) of 1982. I have 30+ years of experience in Government of India working in responsible positions involving projects, policy issues, administration and establishment matters relating to Ministerial, Public sector Undertakings, Attached Offices, Statutory Bodies and Cooperative Societies. I have also worked at Federal and Provincial levels. As a civil servant, I have been associated with leading National Institutions like National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Hindustan Vegetable Oils Corporation Ltd.(HVOC), UPSC and Defense Undertakings. I have also served as Assistant Professor in a University, after completing PhD at the age of 27. International Training and Representations: 1997 - UNDP/ECAP Energy Conservation Meet at Bangkok (Thailand) 1998 - Japanese Language Course at JICA, Tokyo (Japan). 1998 - Energy Conservation Training at JICA, Tokyo (Japan). 2003 - Study of Coal Field Stations at ESKOM, South Africa 2004 - Project Monitoring Program at Asian Institute of Technology,(Thailand). 2013 - Executive Seminar at National Defence University (NESA), Washington DC (USA).