MKI assembles and leads professional resources from a select international network of experienced and successful planning, engineering, economics, program evaluation, and project finance consulting firms/practices, with a focus on public and private infrastructure critical to metropolitan and regional growth, adaptation, renewal and development.

MKI's founding principle is to create a company that brings together a carefully selected group of consultants who are already leaders in their field. Our experience working in over fifteen countries and more than one hundred cities brings an unparalleled depth to the practice. Our disciplines are planning, engineering, program evaluation, public policy, risk management, economics, and demographics; our unique offer is intellectual leadership.

Metropolitan Knowledge International is:

Jeffrey Seider, M.B.A., B.Sc. (Q.S.), PQS, is a Principal and Managing Director in the Toronto office of MKI, specializing in strategic business case analysis, real estate/infrastructure development and financing, alternative service delivery, privatization, and managing the interface between government and business sectors. Jeff has more than twenty years experience in major project planning in various parts of Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Russia, Jordan and South Africa. He is a professional member of the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, and the Council of South African Quantity Surveyors. He has acted as project director for major research and policy studies and has appeared before the OMB providing expert testimony on financial, development and agreement matters. Before joining MKI, Jeff was a Principal in KPMG's Policy, Economical and Financial Analysis group in Toronto.

Alka Johri, M.A., B.A., is a Consultant with MKI and brings depth of experience in transportation economics, land use, and project planning to her work. Her project work with MKI includes land use planning, cost-benefit analysis, and financial modelling of development scenarios. A transport economist by background, Alka worked as a transportation consultant in India before joining MKI, completing a variety of sectoral analysis and economic impact work as part of the planning process for new transportation facilities. Alka holds a Master's degree in Town Planning from the Institute of Town Planners (India) and a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Delhi, India.

Annie Luk, M.B.A., M.I.S., B.A. (Honours), is a Principal with MKI with ten years of experience in public and non-profit sector consulting. Annie specializes in program evaluation, economic development strategies, and infrastructure/development transactions (particularly public-private partnerships). She has worked with clients of all levels of government in Canada and the U.S. as well as private sector companies. Prior to joining MKI in April 2006, Annie was an Associate Director of the Public Infrastructure and Finance group at KPMG LLP. Annie has an Honours B.A. in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario, a Master’s degree in Information Science from the University of Toronto and an M.B.A. from York University. Annie is a member of the Canadian Evaluation Society and the American Evaluation Association.