Warren currently serves as the Executive Director for the Association for Jewish Studies in New York where he leads the largest membership organization of Jewish Studies scholars, teachers, and students in the world.
Warren brings over 20 years of experience in the Jewish, arts, academic, and nonprofit sectors. In Philadelphia, he was the Senior Director of Programming for the Gershman Y in Philadelphia where the Jewish Exponent named him the "next wave" of arts and culture in the city.
Warren also served as the literary manager and dramaturg for Philadelphia Theatre Company where he dramaturged world premieres by Bill Irwin, Chris Durang, and Terrence McNally.
In addition to working in the theater community, Warren holds a Ph.D. in American Literature from the University of California-Santa Cruz and has taught at multiple universities. He earned rave reviews for his books The Passing Game: Queering Jewish American Culture and The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical. His latest book, for which he serves as co-editor, is Warm and Welcoming: How the Jewish Community Can Become Truly Diverse and Inclusive in the 21st Century. Warren recently completed his first novel entitled The Last.