{"id":156,"date":"2024-01-20T09:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T09:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langstrategies.com\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2024-01-20T12:49:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T12:49:40","slug":"barbara-lang","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/langstrategies.com\/meet-the-team\/barbara-lang\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbara Lang"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"156\" class=\"elementor elementor-156\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-549fffa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"549fffa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98fff88\" data-id=\"98fff88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d8155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96d8155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Barbara Lang<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abc4d22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abc4d22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb010a1\" data-id=\"cb010a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391d6bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"391d6bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Barbara B. Lang, Managing Principal & CEO\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a466b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94a466b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div id=\"Content\" role=\"main\"><div class=\"content_wrapper clearfix\"><div class=\"sections_group\"><div class=\"entry-content\"><div class=\"mfn-builder-content mfn-default-content-buider\"><div class=\"section mcb-section mfn-default-section mcb-section-0022e5999\"><div class=\"section_wrapper mcb-section-inner mcb-section-inner-0022e5999\"><div class=\"wrap mcb-wrap mcb-wrap-09acd25e2 five-sixth tablet-five-sixth mobile-one valign-top clearfix\" data-desktop-col=\"five-sixth\" data-tablet-col=\"tablet-five-sixth\" data-mobile-col=\"mobile-one\"><div class=\"mcb-wrap-inner mcb-wrap-inner-09acd25e2\"><div class=\"column mcb-column mcb-item-88e0f4757 one tablet-one mobile-one column_column\"><div class=\"mcb-column-inner mcb-column-inner-88e0f4757 mcb-item-column-inner\"><div class=\"column_attr mfn-inline-editor clearfix\"><p>Barbara B. Lang embraces organizational change. In fact, she not only embraces it, but like the true leader and innovator that she is, she utilizes it to develop, expand and sustain businesses. Barbara manages the overall brand of Lang Strategies, LLC and oversees each of its practice areas: Crisis Management, Business Development, Political Strategy Management, Executive Leadership and Business Tactical Planning, Assessment and Problem Solving.<\/p><p><b>Expertise\u00a0<\/b>Most recently, Barbara has served as president and CEO of the DC Chamber of Commerce for 12 years. In this role, she was responsible for the operations and overall strategic direction of the organization and advancing the Chamber\u2019s interests through advocacy, education, information and business development. In her time at the Chamber, Barbara transformed the organization into the most powerful and respected business group in the region through her aggressive leadership on key public policy business issues. She also worked diligently on education (Pre-K-12) and workforce development issues and projects, as well as small business\/entrepreneurial development initiatives.<\/p><p>Prior to joining the Chamber, Barbara was the Vice President of Corporate Services and Chief Procurement Officer for Fannie Mae, a publicly-traded corporation that provides financial products for low-, moderate-, and middle income Americans. In this position she managed all the company\u2019s procurement, real estate and facility operations supporting 5,000 employees in 60 locations in the U.S. with a staff of 300 and a budget of $300M. She also had a long career with IBM where she served in several management positions in finance, administration and product forecasting.<\/p><p><b>Accomplishments<\/b><br \/>Barbara has received countless awards and accolades throughout her career, including:<\/p><ul><li>One of\u00a0<i>Washingtonian Magazine\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0150 Most Powerful People in the Washington region\u2026twice<\/li><li>Business Leader of the Year (DC Building Industry Association)<\/li><li>Phenomenal Woman by the Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage<\/li><li>Legacy in Business Award by the University of the District of Columbia<\/li><li>Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Cardinal Bank<\/li><li>Lifetime Achievement Award from Greater Leadership Washington<\/li><li>Lifetime Legacy Award from Washington Business Journal<\/li><\/ul><p>Even more importantly, she developed several initiatives that put the DC Chamber of Commerce on the leading edge of non-traditional programming and non-dues revenue generation. She also increased membership from 1,400 to more than 2,000 businesses in 2003, accomplishing a goal she set for her team and promoted in the media. Under Barbara\u2019s leadership, the Chamber became the leading business organization in the area, and has truly distinguished itself as the \u201cVoice of Business\u201d in DC.<\/p><p><b>Credentials<\/b><br \/>Barbara earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in business from Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Fla; has done graduate studies at Harvard; is a 1999 graduate of Fannie Mae\u2019s Executive Development Program; and is a graduate of Leadership Washington, Class of 2001. She received a Doctor of Laws degree from Trinity University in May, 2007 and in 2013 was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by the University of the District of Columbia.<\/p><p>Barbara was appointed to the board of Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PDM) beginning in 2015, and served on the board of Cardinal Financial Corporation until its sale to United Bancshares in 2017. In addition, she serves on the board of the Sibley Hospital Foundation and on the FONZ (Friends of the Zoo). Barbara is the former chair of the Workforce Investment Council and the former co-chair of the DC Business Coalition. In 2012, she was appointed by DC Mayor Vincent Gray to the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and recently completed her six-year term.<\/p><p><b>Personal<\/b><br \/>Barbara and her late husband, Gerald B. Lang have one adult daughter, and have a 5 \u00bd year old granddaughter. 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