Vattavayalil Joseph Kurian is an Indian civil servant.
V. J. Kurian was born to V. J. Joseph, Vattavayalil House and Aleykutty Joseph, Pamblani House at Edamattom, Pala, Kerala in Kottayam District.
[2][3][4] He has a master's degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.
[5] Kurian joined the Kerala cadre of the Indian Administrative Service in 1983 and has held various positions in the bureaucracy.
He has been the Managing Director (MD) of Oushadhi, a state-run pharmaceutical company, Spices Board Chairman and MD of Roads and Bridges Development Corporation.