Zernov Pavel Mikhailovich
KB-11 Director in 1946 - 1951

Hero of Socialist Labor (twice), Lenin Prize and USSR State Prizes

Alexandrov Anatoly Sergeevich
KB-11 Director in 1951 - 1955

Hero of Socialist Labor, Lenin Prize and USSR State Prizes, engineer lieutenant-general

Muzrukov Boris Glebovich
KB-11 and VNIIEF Director in 1955 - 1974

Hero of Socialist Labor (twice), Lenin Prize and USSR State Prizes, engineer major-general

Ryabev Lev Dmitrievich
VNIIEF Director in 1974 - 1978

USSR and RF State Prizes

Negin Evgeny Arkadievich
VNIIEF Director in 1978 - 1987

Hero of Socialist Labor, full member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Lenin Prize and USSR State Prizes, Air Force leiutenant-general

Belugin Vladimir Alexandrovich
VNIIEF and RFNC - VNIIEF Director in 1987 - 1996

USSR State Prize

Ilkaev Rady Ivanovich

RFNC-VNIIEF Director in 1996 - 2008
Full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, USSR and RF State Prizes, the State Prize of the Russian Federation named after marshal of the USSR Georgy Zhukov and the Prize of the Government of RF, Distinguished Sceintist of RF

Kostyukov Valentin Efimovich
RFNC-VNIIEF Director since 2008

Doctor of Science (Engineering), Professor. The State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology

Khariton Yuli Borisovich
First Deputy Director - Chief Designer in 1946 - 1952, Scientific Director - Chief Designer in 1952 - 1959, Scientific Director in 1959 - 1992, Honorary Scientific Director in 1992 - 1996

Hero of Socialist Labor (thrice), full member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Lenin Prize and USSR State Prizes

Mikhailov Viktor Nikitovich
RFNC-VNIIEF Scientific Director in 1993 - 2008, Honorary Scientific Director in 2008 - 2011

Full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, USSR and RF State Prizes

Ilkaev Rady Ivanovich

First Deputy Scientific Director RFNC-VNIIEF in 1993 - 1996, RFNC-VNIIEF Director - First Deputy Scientific Director RFNC-VNIIEF in 1993 - 1996, Scientific Director RFNC-VNIIEF since 2008
Full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, USSR and RF State Prizes, the State Prize of the Russian Federation named after marshal of the USSR Georgy Zhukov and the Prize of the Government of RF, Distinguished Sceintist of RF