Mahesh has been in business for the last 50 years, originally in his family company involved in the manufacturing of internal telecom products under the brand name of Superphone and is now involved in the marketing of modular office furniture and seating systems under the brand name of Featherlite.
Mahesh has been involved with service and good causes for decades, first as a member of the Indian Jaycees in Mumbai from 1972 to 1977 and then as a Rotary Club member. After shifting to Pune in 1988, he joined the Rotary Club of Khadki where he has been involved with service projects like skin bank and the paediatric intensive care unit in KEM hospital.