Author Profile

Warren E. Logan, Jr. has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga since 1995. Under his leadership, the Urban League has more than quadrupled its annual impact, serving over 14,000 individuals each year through a variety of support services focused on education, entrepreneurship, workforce development, economic empowerment, and health and wellness. He also helped launch the Inclusion by Design Executive Leadership Program, which is one of only two inclusion programs of its kind in the National Urban League affiliate network. The program  focused on equipping minority and female leaders to succeed in C-Suite executive positions.  Warren has served as President of the Association of Executives (AOE) for the National Urban League and as a member of the National Urban League Board of Trustees. In addition, he served as lead delegate to Beijing, China, for the National Urban League’s African-American Leadership group in a relationship building and trade/cultural Mission to China.  

Prior to joining to the Urban League, Warren served in various management and leadership positions at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Division of Power. For several years he served as Executive Director of the Office of Minority Business Enterprise and Statewide Business Development Centers.  Warren is a graduate of Tennessee State University and the Joseph Business School. In addition, he has completed leadership development and continuing education training at the Duke University Center for Executive Leadership and a host of other institutions. A sampling of his community service activities include the Electric Power Board (Vice Chairman), SunTrust Bank Board (Chattanooga), Tennessee Workforce Development Board, Bright Bridge Board of Directors/River Gorge Capital Board (NMTC), and the Memorial Health Care System Foundation Board.