Episode #40: Timothy Langley, CEO, Langley Esquire

Timothy Langley has been in Japan for over 40 years and has an intriguing career in American and Japanese public affairs. Mr. Langley originally grew up in Okinawa where his father’s military post was stationed. After graduating from the University of Georgia, He set his path to become a lawyer through the Monbusho scholarship and attended Tohoku University to study law but was rejected from taking the bar exam as a foreigner since it had “never been done.” Unable to sit for the bar, Mr. Langley landed a job at the Japanese National Parliament, marking the first time a foreigner had worked inside the Japanese government. Mr. Langley went on to complete his legal studies at Georgetown University before being hired as an attorney for a manufacturing company in Kyoto to deal with a trade issue they were facing with the US government. After senior legal positions with Apple, General Motors, and Amway Mr. Langley started Langley Esquire, a public affairs consultancy where he is the President and Representative Director.