Luke is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where he majored in International Relations.  At Penn, he was a member of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy Student Advisory Board and was a Student Fellow. He was additionally a Fellow in Urban Leadership and Research Assistant at the Penn Institute for Urban Research. Luke was awarded the Lawrence C. Nussdorf Student Award for his project on critical infrastructure development in the Galápagos Islands. He currently works for the Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance, chaired by the mayors of Paris and Rio de Janeiro, and Professor Jeffrey Sachs.

Luke has received the Fulbright Greece-Turkey Joint Research Award. His research will focus on financial instruments and institutions that can enable greater investment in climate-resilient infrastructure across the energy, water, transport, and building sectors. More specifically, the project will explore the role that credit guarantees can play in de-risking debt issued by local governments and affiliated entities. The project will be concentrated on Athens and Istanbul. In Greece, Luke will be hosted by the City of Athens where Elissavet Bargianni will supervise his project. Irene Skoula, Director of Energy & Buildings at C40, will also be an adviser throughout the course of the research project.  In Turkey, he will be hosted by Boğaziçi University, where professor Irem Daloglu will oversee his project. Luke looks forward to learning the Greek language, following Greek politics, studying the country’s history, and exploring the local cuisine.