Kaiser Adeni

Mr. Kaiser Adeni is currently the Division Chief for the Institutional Management Division (IMD) at the NASA Office of JPL Management and Oversight (NOJMO) / Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Mr. Adeni  has the overall responsibility for the technical compliance oversight function of the JPL spaceflight programs and projects, Aircraft Management Operations, Environmental Management, Institutional Safety, Occupational Health, Facilities & Real Estate Management, Logistics Management, Export Control Administration, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Technology Utilization and Commercialization.

Mr. Adeni previously held the position of the NOJMO Senior Technical Advisor, where he served as the technical liaison between the FFRDC contractor (Caltech) and NASA HQ providing technical insight of the overall development efforts at JPL/Caltech. Prior to NOJMO, Mr. Adeni served as the Review Manager for Standing Review Boards (SRB) for the Independent Program Assessment Office (IPAO) at NASA headquarters where he conducted independent reviews at key milestones to evaluate program and project objectives, cost, schedule and risk management compliance with the NASA Procedural Requirements. He also served in a variety of roles for the SOFIA Program from Mission Manager to Deputy Chief Engineer. Mr. Adeni received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Nagarjuna University, India, Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University and completed the Senior Executive Fellows (SEF) Program at Harvard University.