Aswathi S, an Indian Administrative Service officer from the 2013 Karnataka cadre, was born on 24 August 1986. She holds a B.Com. from Calicut University, an MBA in Finance from Manipal University, and studied at St. Joseph's College, Desvagiri. Currently, she serves as Deputy Director at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (since 16 May 2023). Her past roles include Director, District Collector and Magistrate, Deputy Commissioner cum District Magistrate, Chief Executive Officer, Sub Divisional Magistrate, and Assistant Secretary. She has received awards for Best Performance in Electoral Practices (2018-19) and the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat