Brea, California – August 1, 2024
We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Luke Walker to Executive Vice President. Luke began his journey with Griffith Company 23 years ago, and continued to demonstrate exceptional dedication, strong leadership, and expertise throughout his career. His contributions have been instrumental in driving our company’s growth and success.
In his new role as Executive Vice President, Luke will now oversee all Regions and Divisions of Griffith Company. His responsibilities include spearheading strategic initiatives, fostering collaboration, challenging, and leading our talented teams toward achieving new milestones. His intimate knowledge of the company’s culture and his steadfast commitment to The Griffith Way make him exceptionally suited for this position.
The promotion to Executive Vice President role is a testament of Luke’s hard work, dedication, and his pivotal role in helping shape the company’s future.
About Luke Walker
Luke Walker began his career with Griffith Company as a college intern in the summer of 2001. After graduating from UCLA with a degree in Applied Mathematics, Luke joined Griffith full-time as an Estimator and Project Manager. Over the span of his career, Luke has had the opportunity to work with multiple public agencies and private developers across Southern and Central California, gaining valuable experience. After a pivotal three-year stint as Manager of our Central Region in Bakersfield, Luke’s success led to his promotion to Vice President and managed our flagship Southern Region for the past nine years. With his leadership, this region continued to flourish, becoming Griffith’s largest and one of the most profitable business units.
In his twenty-three-year career at Griffith Company, Luke has been a part of the company’s largest projects, in both public and private markets, including several of the region’s largest public clients, such as the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Los Angeles World Airports, LA Metro, and Caltrans. He was instrumental in Griffith Company’s return into the San Diego area where we are growing into new markets, anchored by a project at the San Diego International Airport.
Following Griffith’s long-standing tradition of involvement in the construction industry, Luke has participated in AGC of America since 2008, serving on the CLC Steering Committee from 2015-2017 and on the AGC Board of Directors in 2018. In addition, he has served as the Management Co-Chair for the Laborer’s Joint Apprenticeship Subcommittee and on the Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship Subcommittee. He is currently on multiple Agency Liaison Committees, the AGC Highway and Transportation Committee, and the AGC Board of Governors.
Please join me in congratulating Luke on his well-deserved promotion.
Ryan J. Aukerman,
President