Victoria Langston: Give Yourself A Chance

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A scholar, warrior, and athlete - Victoria Langston is the ultimate definition of a triple threat.

Born and raised in a small rural town near Worcester, Victoria’s curiosity and love of learning carried her to the big city lights of Manchester, where she became the first in her family to attend university.

As a psychology and neuroscience major, she gained invaluable insight into the human mind, and would ultimately go on to become a researcher at the King's College London Centre for Military Health Research.

Even with the tremendous success Victoria experienced in academia, her longing for excitement, kinship, and impact compelled her to join the British Army where she would lead Soldiers in deployments to both Afghanistan and Nigeria.

Following eight years of military service, Victoria would embark upon yet another adventure by pivoting into the tech industry. She was first introduced to DeepMind a British Artificial Intelligence research laboratory, during her programming as one of the first BreakLine Education participants.

In her current role as a Senior Program Manager, Victoria is bringing to bear the sum of her diverse experiences in order to solve some of the world’s most complex and interesting problems.

Oh by the way, she accomplished all of the above while training for and completing the Marathon des Sables, a six-day, 251km ultramarathon - her sweet taste of victory is pictured below.

When asked what asked what advice she had for professionals navigating their own unique journey she shared the following.

“If you go and do something and you don’t succeed, what’s the worst that can happen? Give yourself a chance, don’t rule yourself out before it’s even began.”

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