You have challenges.
We have solutions.
For more than 35 years, Luster has helped federal, state, and local agencies, as well as private organizations, plan, manage, and deliver the nation's most complex programs, from high-speed rail and international airports to disaster recovery.
Services
End-to-end expertise across the full program lifecycle, delivered by seasoned professionals who turn complex challenges into outcomes.
Strategic Consulting
Tailored strategies, organizational solutions, and expert insights that help clients optimize performance, manage change, and achieve sustainable growth.
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Environmental Consulting
Guiding projects through environmental planning, permitting, and compliance, from initial assessment to construction support, for responsible, legally sound delivery.
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Program & Project Management
Experienced support throughout every stage of the lifecycle, including oversight and management of controls, risk, contract, change, and quality.
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Construction Management
Hands-on construction management, overseeing quality, safety, procurement, and contract administration to ensure projects are completed successfully.
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Digital Transformation
Modernizing how programs run, from data and analytics to digital project controls and integrated systems that drive smarter, faster decisions.
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Strategic & Program Planning
Defining vision, scope, and roadmaps that set complex programs up for measurable success from day one.
Program & PMO Initiation and Standup
Building the structures, controls, and governance needed to launch and scale large initiatives.
Program Support & Staff Augmentation
Embedding seasoned professionals wherever clients need added capacity and specialized expertise.
Built On
Client Focus
We put client goals at the center of every decision and deliver solutions built around them.
Professional Integrity
Honest, accountable, and reliable in how we work and how we treat people.
Social Responsibility
Committed to communities, sustainability, and a positive impact beyond the project.
Driven by family, grounded in service
Orville Luster, father of Robert and grandfather of Emily, Sarah, and John, served as a U.S. Army first sergeant in WWII with the Red Ball Express, the largely African American convoy operation that kept Allied forces supplied across Europe. He settled in San Francisco, earned a degree from San Francisco State University on the G.I. Bill, and went on to lead the nonprofit Youth for Service, where, working alongside labor unions and public officials, he built workforce programs that moved young people out of gangs and into union jobs, college classrooms, or both.
Robert Luster followed his father into the military, earning a B.S. in General Engineering from West Point and serving 11 years as an Army infantry officer before completing his MBA. He returned to the Bay Area and, in 1990, co-founded Luster National with Orville. Over 33 years as President, Robert grew the firm on a relentless "can-do" attitude through three decades of expansion.
Today, it is the honor of the next generation, Emily, John, and Sarah, to carry forward the company their father and grandfather built.
Third-generation family leadership
One Team
Collaboration isn't just a value here, it's our foundation.
As a minority- and family-owned firm, our One Team culture unites people across disciplines, geographies, and backgrounds, and supports them as whole people, not just professionals. We make room for growth, well-being, and creativity, so everyone thrives at work and beyond.
