As CPO (Chief People Officer), Mr. Long is responsible for the growth and development of leaders with the corporate staff.  He also travels and does the same with the LegalShield sales force.  John has been with LegalShield since 1999, and was named Sr. Vice President of People & Leadership Development / Chief People Officer in May of 2015.

Prior to his current role, he has served in a VP capacity in Marketing Operations, Regulatory Compliance and Corporate Development.  He worked closely with Founder Harland Stonecipher from ’99 until ’11 when Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. was Purchased by MidOcean Partners.  Before coming to LegalShield, John served as Director of Development and Alumni Relations at his alma mater, East Central University. He graduated from ECU in 1987 with a degree in mass communications and added a master’s degree in human resource management in 1995. John and his wife, Angela, have two adult sons: Alex, who works as

Before coming to LegalShield, John served as Director of Development and Alumni Relations at his alma mater, East Central University. He graduated from ECU in 1987 with a degree in mass communications and added a master’s degree in human resource management in 1995. John and his wife, Angela, have two adult sons: Alex, who works as supervisor/financial analyst in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Blake, a senior at ECU studying mass communications with plans to enter seminary this fall.