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Works with investors—including infrastructure private equity funds, pension funds, and development banks—on fund strategy, deal identification and evaluation, and asset optimization. Also works with government and private sector developers on a wide range of infrastructure topics. </p></div></div></div><div class="mck-o-container"><div class="mck-o-container--wrapped mck-o-container--mobile-spacing"><div class="mdc-o-container__body Profile_mck-c-profile__wrapper__BqMov"><div class="Profile_mck-c-profile__container-main__rUO05"><h2 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_8032924 mdc-c-heading--title___5qyOB_8032924 mdc-c-heading--border___K8dj3_8032924"></h2><div class="mdc-o-content-body Profile_mck-c-profile__content-body__r8B5S"><p>Mike is a leader in McKinsey’s Capital Projects & Infrastructure, Public Sector, and Organization Practices, and heads our work in infrastructure finance in North America and worldwide. </p> <p>He has worked with numerous private, multilateral, and public sector investors and with private and public sector developers and operators to identify, evaluate, plan and implement major infrastructure projects in areas ranging from transportation, to energy, to water. He also works with equipment and technology companies that target the infrastructure space, and helps clients across all sectors invest in and develop environmentally sustainable infrastructure.</p> <p>Recent examples of Mike’s client work include: </p> <ul> <li>Leading a water sector scale-up strategy for a global development bank</li> <li>Conducting sell-side diligence on a Latin American toll road asset for an infrastructure private equity fund</li> <li>Developing the feasibility analysis, business plan, and financing strategy for one of the largest airports in the Western Hemisphere</li> <li>Leading capital project prioritization and acceleration initiatives at three different state departments of transportation in the United States</li> <li>Advising multiple engineering and construction companies on their strategy, organization, and operations</li> <li>Advising multiple water equipment and technology companies on their strategies to expand their business with water utilities and industrial water users</li> <li>Shaping a sustainable cities initiative across multiple sites in Latin America and the Caribbean, including identifying low-carbon development options for cities</li> <li>Helping a US state design an “energy resilience bank” for critical infrastructure such as wastewater and transportation</li> <li>Advising a government transportation agency on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) for a critical transportation asset, including stakeholder analysis, risk analysis, and financial modeling</li> </ul> <p>Mike is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Prior to joining McKinsey, he worked with Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation in urban development in inner-city Boston, with a focus on economic development initiatives. He currently serves on the McKinsey Global Institute’s advisory council on migration research.</p> <p>Mike serves on the board of Leadership Philadelphia and lives in Center City Philadelphia with his wife and two children.</p></div><div class="Profile_mck-c-profile__area-a__YIGXu container-placeholder mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg"></div></div><div class="Profile_mck-c-profile__sidebar-wrapper__E52KM"><div class="container-sidebar mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-xxl"><button data-component="mdc-c-button" aria-label="" type="button" id="button_id" class="mdc-c-button___U4iY2_8032924 mdc-c-button--primary___Ed-lT_8032924 mdc-c-button--size-large___jwpUy_8032924" data-layer-event-prefix="Exit Link" data-layer-action="click" data-layer-category="social" data-layer-subcategory="partner" data-layer-subcategory2="email" data-layer-text="Share this profile on email"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_8032924 mck-email-icon Profile_mck-c-profile__contact-icon__Xw5Jp"></span></button><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-xxl" data-layer-region="profile-expertise"><div><h2 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_8032924 mdc-c-heading--title___5qyOB_8032924 mdc-c-heading--border___K8dj3_8032924"></h2><div><ul class="List_mck-c-list___Lb7q"><li><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/capabilities/operations/how-we-help-clients/capital-excellence" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_8032924 mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_8032924 mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_8032924">Capital Excellence</span></a></li><li><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/industries/public-sector/how-we-help-clients" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_8032924 mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_8032924 mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_8032924">Public Sector</span></a></li><li><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/capabilities/sustainability/how-we-help-clients" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_8032924 mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_8032924 mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_8032924">McKinsey Sustainability</span></a></li><li><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/how-we-help-clients" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_8032924 mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_8032924 mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_8032924">People & Organizational Performance</span></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-o-content-body Profile_mck-c-profile__content-body__r8B5S Profile_mck-c-profile__additional-body__hv_Ft"><h3>Published work</h3> <p>“<a href="/industries/public-sector/our-insights/how-economic-development-organizations-can-seize-funding-opportunities">How economic-development organizations can seize funding opportunities</a>,” McKinsey & Company, May 2022</p> <p>“<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000;"><a href="/industries/public-sector/our-insights/rural-rising-economic-development-strategies-for-americas-heartland">Rural rising: Economic development strategies for America’s heartland</a></span>,” McKinsey & Company, March 2022</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/public-sector/our-insights/the-case-for-inclusive-growth">The case for inclusive growth</a>,” McKinsey & Company, April 2021</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/public-sector/our-insights/reimagining-the-postpandemic-economic-future">Reimagining the postpandemic economic future</a>,” McKinsey & Company, August 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/public-sector/our-insights/lessons-from-the-past-on-how-to-revive-the-us-economy-after-covid-19">Lessons from the past on how to revive the US economy after COVID-19</a>,” McKinsey & Company, June 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/public-sector/our-insights/how-state-and-local-governments-win-at-attracting-companies">How state and local governments win at attracting companies</a>,” McKinsey & Company, September 2019</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/public-sector/our-insights/making-the-most-of-us-opportunity-zones">Making the most of US opportunity zones</a>," McKinsey & Company, April 2019</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/public-sector/our-insights/creating-an-effective-workforce-system-for-the-new-economy">Creating an effective workforce system for the new economy</a>," McKinsey & Company, July 2018</p> <p>“<a href="/featured-insights/employment-and-growth/reseeding-growth-in-the-garden-state">Reseeding growth in the Garden State</a>,” McKinsey & Company, July 2017</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/private-capital/our-insights/creating-an-infrastructure-bank-principles-of-success">Creating an infrastructure bank: Principles of success</a>,” McKinsey & Company, April 2017</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/operations/our-insights/next-generation-of-infrastructure">The next generation of infrastructure</a>,” McKinsey & Company, March 2016</p> <p>“<a href="http://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/business functions/operations/our insights/the next generation of infrastructure/financing_change_how_to_mobilize_private-sector_financing_for_sustainable-_infrastructure.pdf">Financing change: how to mobilize private sector financing for sustainable infrastructure</a>,” (PDF–2 MB), McKinsey & Company, January 2016</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/operations/our-insights/new-horizons-for-infrastructure-investing">New horizons for infrastructure investing</a>,” McKinsey & Company, August 2015</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/operations/our-insights/making-the-most-of-a-wealth-of-infrastructure-finance">Making the most of a wealth of infrastructure finance</a>,” McKinsey & Company, June 2015</p> <p>“Yin and Yang: managing at the nexus of water and energy,” McKinsey & Company, January 2010</p> <p>“Investing in the blue revolution,” McKinsey & Company, January 2010</p> <p>“Charting our water future: new economic frameworks to inform decision-makers,” McKinsey & Company, October 2009</p> <h3>Education</h3> <p><strong>Harvard University</strong><br /> MPA, international development and non-profit</p> <p><strong>Princeton University</strong><br /> BA, public and international affairs</p></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-xl mdc-u-mt-5"></div></div></div></main></div><script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application/json">{"props":{"pageProps":{"locale":"en","dictionary":{},"sitecoreContext":{"route":{"name":"Mike Kerlin","displayName":"Mike Kerlin","fields":null,"databaseName":"web","deviceId":"fe5d7fdf-89c0-4d99-9aa3-b5fbd009c9f3","itemId":"414696e7-ccdc-45fa-a00c-6dad6ca0d57f","itemLanguage":"en","itemVersion":2,"layoutId":"ae753eb4-a035-40b4-83bf-4b4438df6742","templateId":"882cb5bd-9600-43d9-9d6b-de8134d4a7eb","templateName":"Profile","placeholders":{"jss-main":[{"uid":"8babdffb-0cfb-45a5-8364-eb32fa63d241","componentName":"Profile","dataSource":"","fields":{"data":{"profile":{"id":"414696E7CCDC45FAA00C6DAD6CA0D57F","name":"Mike Kerlin","engTitle":"Mike Kerlin","displayName":"Mike Kerlin","url":"/sitecore/content/McKinsey/Home/Our People/Mike Kerlin","template":{"name":"Profile"},"title":{"jsonValue":{"value":"Mike Kerlin"}},"background":{"jsonValue":{"value":"\u003ch3\u003ePublished work\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/public-sector/our-insights/how-economic-development-organizations-can-seize-funding-opportunities\"\u003eHow economic-development organizations can seize funding opportunities\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, May 2022\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003cspan style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"/industries/public-sector/our-insights/rural-rising-economic-development-strategies-for-americas-heartland\"\u003eRural rising: Economic development strategies for America\u0026rsquo;s heartland\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, March 2022\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/public-sector/our-insights/the-case-for-inclusive-growth\"\u003eThe case for inclusive growth\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, April 2021\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/public-sector/our-insights/reimagining-the-postpandemic-economic-future\"\u003eReimagining the postpandemic economic future\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, August 2020\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/public-sector/our-insights/lessons-from-the-past-on-how-to-revive-the-us-economy-after-covid-19\"\u003eLessons from the past on how to revive the US economy after COVID-19\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, June 2020\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/public-sector/our-insights/how-state-and-local-governments-win-at-attracting-companies\"\u003eHow state and local governments win at attracting companies\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, September 2019\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/public-sector/our-insights/making-the-most-of-us-opportunity-zones\"\u003eMaking the most of US opportunity zones\u003c/a\u003e,\" McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, April 2019\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/public-sector/our-insights/creating-an-effective-workforce-system-for-the-new-economy\"\u003eCreating an effective workforce system for the new economy\u003c/a\u003e,\" McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, July 2018\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/featured-insights/employment-and-growth/reseeding-growth-in-the-garden-state\"\u003eReseeding growth in the Garden State\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, July 2017\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/private-capital/our-insights/creating-an-infrastructure-bank-principles-of-success\"\u003eCreating an infrastructure bank: Principles of success\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, April 2017\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/capabilities/operations/our-insights/next-generation-of-infrastructure\"\u003eThe next generation of infrastructure\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, March 2016\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"http://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/business functions/operations/our insights/the next generation of infrastructure/financing_change_how_to_mobilize_private-sector_financing_for_sustainable-_infrastructure.pdf\"\u003eFinancing change: how to mobilize private sector financing for sustainable infrastructure\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; (PDF\u0026ndash;2 MB), McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, January 2016\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/capabilities/operations/our-insights/new-horizons-for-infrastructure-investing\"\u003eNew horizons for infrastructure investing\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, August 2015\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/capabilities/operations/our-insights/making-the-most-of-a-wealth-of-infrastructure-finance\"\u003eMaking the most of a wealth of infrastructure finance\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, June 2015\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Yin and Yang: managing at the nexus of water and energy,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, January 2010\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Investing in the blue revolution,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, January 2010\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Charting our water future: new economic frameworks to inform decision-makers,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, October 2009\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEducation\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvard University\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nMPA, international development and non-profit\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinceton University\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nBA, public and international affairs\u003c/p\u003e"}},"about":{"jsonValue":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eMike is a leader in McKinsey\u0026rsquo;s Capital Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure, Public Sector, and Organization Practices, and heads our work in infrastructure finance in North America and worldwide. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has worked with numerous private, multilateral, and public sector investors and with private and public sector developers and operators to identify, evaluate, plan and implement major infrastructure projects in areas ranging from transportation, to energy, to water. He also works with equipment and technology companies that target the infrastructure space, and helps clients across all sectors invest in and develop environmentally sustainable infrastructure.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecent examples of Mike\u0026rsquo;s client work include: \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eLeading a water sector scale-up strategy for a global development bank\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eConducting sell-side diligence on a Latin American toll road asset for an infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDeveloping the feasibility analysis, business plan, and financing strategy for one of the largest airports in the Western Hemisphere\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eLeading capital project prioritization and acceleration initiatives at three different state departments of transportation in the United States\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAdvising multiple engineering and construction companies on their strategy, organization, and operations\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAdvising multiple water equipment and technology companies on their strategies to expand their business with water utilities and industrial water users\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eShaping a sustainable cities initiative across multiple sites in Latin America and the Caribbean, including identifying low-carbon development options for cities\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eHelping a US state design an \u0026ldquo;energy resilience bank\u0026rdquo; for critical infrastructure such as wastewater and transportation\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAdvising a government transportation agency on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) for a critical transportation asset, including stakeholder analysis, risk analysis, and financial modeling\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMike is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. 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