David L. Warren is currently a president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). He came to NAICU in 1993, after nearly a decade as president of Ohio Wesleyan University.

He has been a tireless crusader for America’s private colleges and for increased financial aid funding for all college students, Dr. Warren is indeed widely considered as one of the most persuasive and influential voices for higher education within Washington, D.C. Beyond NAICU, he has orchestrated and led cooperative efforts with the other major higher education associations. He has co-chaired the National Campus Voter Registration Project which, in each presidential and congressional election since 1998, has engaged the nation’s campuses in the political and electoral process. He also has spearheaded the Student Aid Alliance, an ongoing campaign to expand student aid which has resulted in a 62 percent increase in the Pell Grant over the last five years, as well as CampusCares, an initiative to gain national recognition for the community service and civic engagement contributions by America’s colleges and universities. Currently, Dr. Warren is co-chairing Keep College Possible: The Campaign for the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

The recipient of 12 honorary degrees and numerous other academic and civic awards. He has been described as one of the most gifted leaders and creative thinkers in all of American higher education by former American Council on Education President Stanley O. Ikenberry.