Monica Langley is an Executive Vice President at ''

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''.

Education

Langley graduated from the

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with a B.S. degree, highest honors in journalism. She graduated '' cum laude'' from Georgetown University Law Center.

''Salesforce''

Langley joined ''Salesforce'' in early 2017 as Executive Vice President, Global Strategic Affairs. ''Salesforce'' is the fastest-growing top-five enterprise software company and the #1 CRM provider globally. Langley works with Salesforce founder/CEO

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and the executive team on global strategy, including strategic messaging, corporate positioning, external engagement and customer relations. Langley is the bestselling co-author with CEO Benioff of “Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change,” published in 2019. Langley is the host of “The Inflection Point,” a digital series produced by Salesforce Studios, "where CEOs share how their personal backstories, professional influences and values inform their leadership".

''The Wall Street Journal''

Prior to ''Salesforce'', Langley spent 27 years at ''

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''. She has written many page-one profiles for the ''Journal'', particularly of newsmakers such as CEOs, billionaires and presidential candidates. She has also broken news about high-profile companies including General Motors,

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, and

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Additional professional experience

Langley was an on-air commentator for

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during the 2016 presidential campaign. She wrote the 2003 bestselling book ''Tearing Down the Walls: How Sandy Weill Fought His Way to the Top of the Financial World...and Then Nearly Lost it All'' about Sandy Weill, the CEO of Citigroup. The book was published by Simon & Schuster. Langley was an adjunct professor of journalism at

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and of First Amendment law at

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. She was also a member of the bars of the U.S. Supreme Court, District of Columbia and Tennessee, and was a corporate lawyer for several years.

Awards and honors

Langley won the 2009 Women in Communications

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.New York Women in Communications Presents the 2009 MATRIX Awards
Stephanie Fraiman, April 1, 2009

Personal life

She has one daughter.

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