Sarosh Manekshaw was born in UP, India but attended a boarding school in Dehra Dun until high school graduation. He completed his BS at IIT – Kharagpur after which he earned an S in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He worked at Pennzoil Company from 1976 to 1999 by which point he was the Corporate Director of Environmental Safety and Health for Pennzoil. After taking an early retirement, Mr. Manekshaw established his own small consulting firm, commuting between Mumbai and Houston. He is married and has one son.