Wayne Luke

Mr. Luke is a former Managing Partner of Heidrick & Struggles, Inc., a global executive recruiting firm where he spent fourteen years and ran the east coast operations (Atlanta, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Tysons Corner, Washington D.C., and Boston).
At Heidrick he became the primary professional development mentor in the firm and the visible “Keeper of the Culture” around the globe.
After his tenure at Heidrick, Wayne worked with Arthur M.
Blank, the co-founder of The Home Depot, and served as the Executive Vice President of People and Organizational Development for the family of businesses owned and operated by Mr. Blank with primary focus on the Atlanta Falcons football franchise.
Wayne played a critical role in the revitalization and restructuring of the Falcons organization while enjoying the ever-changing dynamics of working with a significant family foundation, a Montana-based guest ranch, two professional sports franchises, and a very influential and active family office, and a dynamic and highly visible owner.
Prior to his career in Atlanta, GA, Wayne began his career with Raychem in Menlo Park, CA and then became involved with two venture-backed technology companies in Silicon Valley.
He also grew a successful think-tank consulting practice in Santa Clara, CA and established himself as an experienced leader.
Wayne has served on a variety of community boards including the Metropolitan Atlanta YMCA, The Atlanta Opera, and the Georgia Tech Alumni Association Board of Trustees, and he is currently a Partner at Witt Kiefer’s executive search business.
He is a graduate of Georgia Tech where he earned a B.S.
in Industrial and Systems Engineering with honors, and earned his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business.