Katerina Tikhonova

Katerina Tikhonova
Катерина Тихонова
(L–R) Lyudmila, Maria, Vladimir and Katerina in Primorsky Krai in August 2002
Born
Katerina Vladimirovna Putina

(1986-08-31) 31 August 1986
CitizenshipRussia
Alma mater
Spouse
(m. 2013; div. 2018)
PartnerIgor Zelensky
Children1
Parents
RelativesMaria Vorontsova (sister)
Spiridon Putin (great-grandfather)

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

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). She is also deputy director of the Institute for Mathematical Research of Complex Systems at Moscow State University.