Angelina wearing dress by Morphew and coat by Andrew Yu, Monte wearing suit supply coat
“I’ve always admired that about Monte, and we try to teach our children,
‘Have your feet planted firmly on the ground, but have no fear of heights’,” Angelina agrees, without missing a beat. Truly in harmony, it seems as if they’re reading from the same script with a common agenda, but their interplay is just as much of a musical call-and-response based on a clear ideal of mutual respect.
When asked, “So this is all a childhood dream come true?”Monte started to answer, but thinking the question was for her, Angelina said first, “Yes. This is a childhood dream come true for me. Really and truly, when I was 19, I actually wrote a list of all the things I wanted in the perfect man...and Monte checks off every box on the list. He’s humble, kind and loving, and a great dad.” ...A little embarrassed, Monte corrected, “It’s you, Angelina, that makes me a better person.” Angelina (Davis) was also born in Brooklyn, to British parents of Jamaican descent, who had come to New York for her dad to work as a doctor. Similar to Monte, Angelina’s parents also divorced when she was ten. She relocated to Miami with her mom, attended Gulliver Prep, and spent summers and vacations in London and the UAE, visiting with her dad. She achieved a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Columbia University, a Master’s Degree in Psychology from New York University, and a dual-PHD in Social Personality and Industrial Organizational Psychology from New York University. She went on to work in the fields of management consulting and applied research and also worked as an assistant professor at the Business School of Columbia University, conducting research, mentoring graduate students, and teaching the MBA negotiation course. “I’m a research psychologist by trade, and I’m interested in the psychology of management and how teams and people work,” Angelina explains. “This concept has continually evolved for me. When I decided to leave academia to become a full-time mom, it was hard to switch that part off. I’ve become more and more focused on discovering ways for society to make quality mental health more accessible. As a natural evolution of this ambition, I’m releasing a book titled Blocking The Noise: A Roadmap to Happiness, which I want to illustrate an actionable and accessible path to wellness.” Angelina and Monte first met at a lounge downtown in New York City. “Now that I have a 13-year-old daughter, I wish I could say we met at church or temple,” laughs Angelina. After a two year courtship, they were married at what was then their Bedford weekend home. “We’ve been best friends from the start, and we work well together,” Angelina continues. “We’re both pretty driven and a little too organized.”
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