We believe that the depth and quality of our experience and skills and our untiring commitment to delivering impact for our clients in each and every project set us apart from other consultancies, large and small.

Dr Marc Stephens (CV here) is MD of OpenCities. Marc worked as an external consultant with McKinsey & Co for a number of years, as well as the London Development Agency as an executive director, the Bank of England and the World Bank. He is a management consultant, holds a PhD in economics, is a qualified barrister, speaks Arabic and French fluently and has a working knowledge of Portuguese.

Welcome to OpenCities Ltd a strategic management consultancy specialising in the fields of economic development and regeneration.

We work with organizations across the private, public and social sectors both in the UK and internationally. Our clients have included international development agencies, UK government departments, British and European corporates, local authorities, local business organisations and many others.

We have deep cross-cutting and sectoral expertise as well as breadth of geographical reach. We are passionate about taking on big challenges that matter to our clients and, sometimes, whole populations.

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OpenCities has been asked by a leading international development agency to review its portfolio of projects and to draw lessons that could help shape the future strategy of the agency in that region.