Previously Luke was CEO of a multi-location urgent care provider in Arizona. Facing bankruptcy, they engaged Luke to turn around the business and execute a sale, which was successfully achieved. He was also COO/CFO of a leading multi-location medical practice that at the time of his hiring faced numerous operational difficulties. He helped restructure the business, navigate it through a complex ownership lawsuit and insurance audit, implement revised operating and billing protocols and closed under-performing locations, ultimately allowing for a successful change of ownership. Before working in healthcare, Luke worked with companies facing unique challenges in a variety of sectors including banking, real estate, and services.
Prior to moving to Scottsdale from London, England, Luke worked as a Vice President in Corporate Finance for Lazard, one of the world’s leading investment banks. Working across a variety of industries, Luke provided independent advisory services to Governments and Corporations relating to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, private placements, capital raisings, IPOs and restructurings. Luke worked in corporate finance at Credit Suisse First Boston where he focused on M&A and capital markets. At Lazard and CSFB, he directly advised clients on deals totaling billions of dollars.
Luke holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and International Relations from Reading University, England.