Shailesh Maingi is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Kineticos Life Sciences. He is also the Founder, Chairman and CEO of a stealth mode start-up Cell and Gene Therapy biotech focused on oncology. Shailesh has served on the Board of Directors of a number of biotechs, including Locus Biosciences, Gallus Biopharmaceuticals and Arranta Bio. Additionally, Shailesh is Adjunct Faculty at the UNC’s Kenan-Flagler School of Business.
In 2015, Shailesh started a fund to invest in innovative biotechnology companies. Recently, he announced a second investment fund, Kineticos Ventures. In 2018, he co-founded the InVincible Cancer Research Fund, a non-profit funding breakthrough science.