Luke Baumgartner
Program Manager, We The Veterans
2023
Luke Baumgartner is a US Army veteran who served from 2017-2021. He commissioned as an active duty Field Artillery Officer from Southern Illinois University Carbondale after earning a BA in Political Science. Following his departure from active duty, Luke enrolled in Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service where he is currently pursuing his master’s degree in Security Studies, concentrating on Terrorism and Sub-state violence. He previously held multiple internship positions at the University of Maryland’s National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, where he assisted in data collection for the Global Terrorism Database (GTD).
Luke serves as the Program Manager for WtV’s Targeted Violence Prevention (TVP) and Mis/Dis/Malinformation (MDM) campaigns and currently resides in Arlington, VA.
The Summit offers a unique opportunity to confront the corrosive influence of bigotry and hatred in our society. In order for us to address these challenges, we first must acknowledge their painful and destructive impact in our communities and in our country. I am grateful to serve as a Global Advisor to this timely and powerful initiative.
