Luke provides strategic counsel and communications advice to Boards of Directors and C-Suites across industries in a wide range of special situations, including restructurings, mergers & acquisitions, liability management exercises, and corporate crisis. He also serves as Co-Head of C Street's Liability Management Communications group.
Luke has advised several management teams through complex situations, including American Physician Partners, Bed Bath & Beyond, Billerud, BlockFi, Celsius, David's Bridal, GoTo, Invacare, LEARFIELD, Lannett, National CineMedia, Rackspace, Ted Baker Canada, United Road, WeWork, and Zinnia. He was honored as an Emerging Leader by The M&A Advisor in 2024.
Prior to joining C Street, Luke worked in the public sector, most recently leading public affairs and policy campaigns for the New York City Comptroller after starting his career as a public-school educator through Teach for America in New York City. Luke is actively involved with many charitable organizations, including as the Chair of the Young Leaders Council for Sandy Hook Promise, a national gun violence prevention organization, and as a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City. He is a graduate of Duke University, where he received a B.A. in Public Policy Studies, and has a Masters in the Art of Teaching from the Relay Graduate School of Education.