Major Shirish Patil is an Alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has served in the Infantry and has been in uniform for 16 years. He has taken part in active operations during Kargil War. He has lead team of 120 soldiers at Siachen, the highest and the coldest battlefield in the world, at a young age of 24. He has lead counter terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir for over 2 years.

Major Shirish has topped Specialized Weapons course at Infantry School, Military Headquarter Of War and has been recommended as faculty in multiple Army courses. He has been one of the youngest instructors at Army Training Center. He has held office at the DGMO Branch at Army HQ, one of the most coveted profiles in the Army.

Major Shirish is a Graduate from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad and has completed his Ex-MBA from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, USA. He has worked with companies like Adani Group, Amazon.com. Major Shirish is the Founder of Turv Consulting, a skill Development organization. He regularly conducts lectures and Workshops on Leadership and Soft skills for Corporate Organizations and youth. He also teaches at some well-known B-Schools, as Visiting Faculty.