Luke Wenz

Luke Wenz serves as Deputy National Outreach Director, Western Region for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC), a broad-based bipartisan coalition of over 500 businesses and NGOs that advocates for strong U.S. global leadership through development and diplomacy, alongside defense. In addition to his work with USGLC, Luke serves as the President of Big Stick Consulting, LLC, an Arizona based strategic consulting firm, focusing on public relations, strategic communications, and government affairs consulting. 

Earlier in his career, Luke served as Deputy District Director and Campaign Manager for U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, with stints both in-district and on Capitol Hill. He  also spent time living and working in Amman, Jordan and the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon, where he primarily focused  on the radicalization process of religious extremism and worked in refugee camps. His areas of expertise are  American political philosophy and the geopolitics of the Levant. 

Luke serves as the Vice President of the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations and is a member of the Pacific  Council on International Policy, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and the Chicago Council on Global  Affairs. In addition, Luke serves on numerous local boards and commissions and was a Fellow at the African  Middle Eastern Leadership Project. A native Phoenician, Luke attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, studying political science and religious philosophy.