Deb Langford

Debra Langford is an Executive Director and Head of Black Wealth Initiatives for J.P. Morgan Private Bank. In her leadership function, she champions the development of opportunities that guide affluent members of the Black community in the growth and preservation of their wealth, and in leaving generational legacies. 

Following a career of producing results in media and entertainment content, Langford pivoted to deliver enterprise-level outcomes in diversity initiatives. This was manifest at Time Warner, where she designed innovative strategies to align hiring managers with skilled and diverse talent for senior positions. 

Similarly, at NBCUniversal, Langford was instrumental in showcasing best practices for reaching the multicultural audience. The entirety of her background brought her to J.P. Morgan in 2020 to lead Business Development for Advancing Black Pathways. Langford is Governor Edmund Brown’s appointee to the California Film Commission and was President Barack Obama’s appointee to the USO Board of Governors for both terms. Philanthropic by nature, she is the Secretary for the Leading Women Defined Foundation. 

A longtime entertainment industry leader and pioneer in Black executive leadership, Langford was the 2022 NAACP Changemaker Award honoree. She was also named to Diversity Woman Magazine’s 2022 Class of Elite 100, selected in recognition of their impact and influence on their respective industries. 

She also created the Women’s MBA Conference series before moving to the USC Race and Equity Center as Chief Strategy Officer.

A Los Angeles native, Langford earned a BS from the USC Marshall School of Business, where she later became the first Assistant Dean of Diversity at the Business School.