Mekki holds undergraduate degrees from Carleton University in Computer Systems Engineering, and Psychology, and a Master's degree in Technology Innovation Management. He is a licensed professional engineer (P.Eng) in the province of Ontario. He is currently working on a PhD in Strategic Management at the Schulich School of business. His research interests focus on open business models; adoption of FLOSS tools and methods, FLOSS ecosystems, non-traditional value creation; quantifying; and, the relationship between identity and FLOSS community participation.
Mekki is the founder of OSStrategy.org, a strategic management consulting firm that helps companies improve their business models and strategic planning in a world that is embracing FLOSS tools and methods. Mekki was also the president and founder of MekTek Solutions, an IT services company based in Ottawa, ON that operated from 2002 to 2010.
