| Honorific-Prefix: | Dame |
| Susan Langley | |
| Office: | Sheriff of London |
| Term Start: | 28 September 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Alastair King and Andrew Marsden |
| Successor: | in office |
| Birthname: | Susan Carol Walford |
| Birth Date: | 1963 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | West Ham, Essex, UK |
| Nationality: | British |
| Spouse: | Gary Philip Langley (m. 2003) |
| Profession: | Insurer |
| Residence: | Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire |
| Website: | www.ajg.com |
Dame Susan Carol Langley (née Walford; born 2 July 1963), is a British insurance and risk manager. Since 2015, she has been the Chairperson of Arthur J Gallagher Holdings (UK) Ltd.[1]
Elected in 2018 as Alderwoman for Aldgate Ward, on 28 September 2023, Langley became Aldermanic Sheriff of London for 2023/24.[2] In July 2024 she was proposed as the next Lady Mayor of London for 2025/2026. [3] Lord Mayor of London
Langley was born in 1963 at West Ham, then in Essex, the daughter of James Walford, and his wife, Shirley née Manners. She was educated at Redden Court School[4] before reading geography at Southampton University, graduating (BSc).
Having travelled in Australia after university, she joined Thomson Tour Operators as a Programme Manager (1987–96), then PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Principal Consultant working with a range of FTSE companies (1996–98), before becoming COO of Hiscox. With Lloyd's of London from 2007 until 2012, Langley served as Director for North America and Market Development, Director of Lloyd's Asia and Chairman of Lloyd's Japan, before joining the Department for International Trade (DIT) as CEO for Financial and Professional Services (2013–15).
Since 2010, Langley has served as Senior Independent Director for UKAR (Northern Rock Asset Management & Bradford and Bingley).[5] She was Lead non-executive director at the Home Office (2014–22)[6] and a Trustee of Macmillan Cancer (2017–21).