Short Bio

Durand Warren is a healthcare executive, speaker, and doctoral researcher in executive leadership whose work focuses on identity reconstruction, moral leadership, and transformational growth. Drawing from lived experience and years of building behavioral health systems, he speaks on leadership, resilience, and the power of second chances. Warren has delivered keynote presentations to national audiences, including NatCon24 in St. Louis, where his TED-style talk “From Dope Dealer to Hope Dealer” resonated with more than 1,400 attendees.