Rajesh completed his postgraduate degrees in Forestry at Oxford University, UK, in 1997 and the University of Toronto, Canada, in 2003, following his graduation from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 1993. Currently, he works as a University Teaching Fellow and became a part of the Faculty of Science at Dalhousie University in 2015. His primary focus is teaching undergraduate courses in Ecology, Conservation, Environmental Sciences, and Plant Sciences. With a strong passion for outreach, he voluntarily serves as the Executive Director for the Atlantic Science Links Association (ASLA).