Shailesh is a first generation entrepreneur and Distinguished Alumnus awardee of IIT Bombay. He sold his company to become an RTI activist. Shailesh was part of the National RTI movement which was involved in drafting the National Act. He was convener of the National Campaign for People's Right To Information (NCPRI). The only RTI activist to have been chosen as a Central Information Commissioner, he disposed a record of over 20000 cases, ensuring that most cases were decided in less than 90 days. He gave many landmark decisions on RTI, apart from organizing the first digital paper-less office in the Commission. Apart from conducting workshops and advocating active citizenship, Shailesh passionately pursues the cause of ensuring a time bound justice delivery system and improving governance systems .