Mike Varey

Partner, Cities, Global Infrastructure Advisory

KPMG in Canada

Mike is passionate about building strong, dynamic, successful cities. He works closely with senior civil servants, elected officials and other stakeholders to improve the services and programs that make our cities great places to live, work and play. Clients like working with Mike because his approach is collaborative, fact-based and rigorously structured.

A lawyer by training with a background in municipal law, Mike has more than 15 years of experience helping many of Canada’s largest cities address some of their most pressing challenges, from how to build more housing more quickly to how to ensure fair and equitable access to municipal services. He excels at building consensus in complex, multi-stakeholder environments and designing durable transformation programs to improve the delivery of municipal services.

  • University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Juris Doctor, Honours

  • University of Toronto, Master of Arts, Political Theory