Shailesh Pathak of L&T set to join the Indian School of Public Policy as director

Shailesh Pathak, former chief executive of L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited (IDPL) is set to join the Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP) as director.

An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and Sri Ram College of Commerce, Pathak started his career with ICICI and later also served for about a decade-and-half under the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). In the year 2006, he joined Infrastructure Development Finance Company IDFC as head of Public-Private Partnership (PPP).

In 2007, he joined ICICI Venture as senior director and later joined firms including Bengaluru-based Bharatiya City Developers, Indonesia-based dialogue forum Business 20 (B20) and BRICS Business council among others before joining the L&T group in 2017.


“I first met him 16 years ago as a colleague. He brings a wealth of experience in the government and private sectors,” said Luis Miranda, Co-founder & Chairman of ISPP. “He will play a key role in building up our public policy school.”

During his stint at Larsen & Toubro (L&T) since 2017, he was a chief executive (CEO) and whole-time director of L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited (IDPL).

“I am looking forward to working closely with the co-founders and will focus on growth and partnerships at ISPP,” said Pathak.