Miguel Luna is the CEO of Urban Semillas, a Los Angeles-based firm committed to community-led planning, sustainability, and resilient infrastructure. Originally from Colombia, Miguel grew up in a city shaped by its river, where he developed an early and lasting kinship with water. After immigrating to Los Angeles in the late 1970s, he found that same connection in the LA River, a relationship that continues to inform and inspire his work today.

For more than two decades, Miguel has led citywide and regional master planning initiatives that have expanded urban green space, strengthened water supply reliability, and improved water quality across underresourced communities. He has also advised on major public and private development and infrastructure projects, integrating technical expertise with deep community engagement to build public trust and advance long-term sustainability and equitable access.

Miguel serves as Chief Administrative Officer of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, where he works with tribal leadership to oversee the administration and strategic direction of tribal departments. He is Chairman of the Board of the Tiüvac’a’ai Tribal Conservation Corps and serves as Chair of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. His leadership extends to the boards of the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, Water Education for Latino Leaders, the and Council for Watershed Health.