Susan Langley

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.

Elected in 2018 as Alderwoman for Aldgate Ward, on 28 September 2023, Langley became Aldermanic Sheriff of London for 2023/24. In July 2024 she was chosen as the next Lady Mayor of London. Lord Mayor of London

Early life
Langley was born in 1963 at West Ham, then in Essex, the daughter of James Walford, later of Spring Hill Farm, Fordcombe, Kent, and his wife, Shirley née Hammers. She was educated at Redden Court School before reading geography at Southampton University, graduating (BSc).

Career
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). She was Lead non-executive director at the Home Office (2014–22) and a Trustee of Macmillan Cancer (2017–21).

National honours

 * Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.svg: Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2023)
 * Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.svg: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2015)
 * Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg: Member of the Order of St John (2023);

Civic appointments

 * Alderwoman of London (2018)
 * Sheriff of the City of London (2023/24)
 * Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Insurers
 * Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Drapers
 * Freeman of the City of London.
 * Lady Mayor of the City of London – see Lord Mayor of the City of London