Luke J. Petherbridge

He has over 20 years of financial and global real estate management experience, most recently serving as president and chief executive officer of ShopCore Properties and LivCor. Luke previously held the positions of chief financial officer and treasurer of DDR Corporation, one of the largest owners of shopping centers in the U.S. While at DDR, he held responsibilities including capital raising activities, balance sheet management, lender relations and execution of various corporate-level transactions. Before DDR, Luke served as chief executive officer and executive director of shopping center owner EDT Retail Trust (formerly Macquarie DDR Trust) and as director of transactions for Rubicon Asset Management, where he oversaw approximately $5 billion of transactions across real estate and real estate structured finance markets in the U.S., Europe and Japan.​

Luke received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Macquarie University. He is co-founder and chairman of CoreGiving, an organization that seeks to fight childhood hunger and food insecurity. The nonprofit has provided more than 66 million meals since its inception and mobilized more than 3,000 volunteers in over 80 cities across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia on CoreGiving Day 2024. Luke is also a member of Inc. Masters, a private community of founders and CEOs whose firms have appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing and most innovative private companies in the U.S. EY recognized him as an Entrepreneur of the Year® 2023 New York Finalist. He is a trustee and former member of the executive board for the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). He also serves as a board member of World Business Chicago, Chicago’s public-private economic development agency. Luke and his wife, Chantal, have three children and moved from Australia to the U.S. 13 years ago. They enjoy spending time together at the beach, skiing and watching the Cleveland Browns.