The Metropolitan Institute

"Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody." - Jane Jacobs

The Metropolitan Institute is a think-do tank that aims to catalyze collective prosperity by strengthening ecosystems closest to the citizens, empowering regions and cities in their journey of becoming more livable today and tomorrow.

We envision a world of aspirational metropolitan ecosystems.
We aim to bolster the principle of subsidiarity for metropolitan regions.
We inculcate empathy, ownership, and collaboration in our work.
We build upon the confluence of evidence, innovation, and governance.

Our Former Affiliations

We add value by

Public Policy, Strategy

Ideating evidence and consultation based policy as well as approaches across themes, domains, & complexities

Monitoring and Evalutation

Enabling comprehensive impact evaluations, quantitative or qualitative, across social impact projects

Data and Tech

Carving out cutting edge insights from data & technological solutions leveraging latest innovations

Storytelling, Advocacy

Crafting the most impactful communications & narratives to make initiatives more accessible, effective

Audits and Assessments

Helping institutions and systems assess and capture their current state of service delivery scientifically

Communities of Practice

Curating strategic spaces and partnerships where common concerns, opportunities, & interests converge

Publications

The Print

"India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) has not curbed pollution. It needs a Swachh Bharat-like push"

"Data illustrates the sheer impact of improving access to justice"

People and Partners

Our team members have demonstrated experiences across a spectra of complexities and scale across parts of India, East and West Africa, and USA. We leverage our diverse range of skills and experiences across the social impact ecosystem - with multilateral development orgs, governments (national, state, and local), startups, philanthropy, enterprise and tech, academia, grassroot orgs, and the innovation ecosystem.