Chivukula is a national committee member of the Association of Indians in America, former secretary of NJ Chapter of the Indian American Forum for Political Education and a former president of the Asian American Political Coalition.
He works as director of marketing at Sira Tech International, Inc, Somerset, NJ.
A coauthor of six books, Chivukula has technical and business experience working at AT&T and Bell Laboratories, where he implemented supplier management practices. He has helped organisations achieve higher productivity through workflow automation, strategic technology management, activity-based costing and process management.
Chivukula has a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from City College of the City University of New York.
Chivukula at the polling booth before the vote.