Jeremy G Warren

Born on February 23, 1950 in Pittsburgh, PA, Jeremy G. Warren was the third and youngest child of Harold R. Warren and Alyce Johnson Warren.

As a child, Jeremy excelled in academics, athletics like football and baseball. He was an active member in the Boy Scouts of America and attended St. Matthew’s AME Zion Church in Sewickley, PA. The solid foundation and commitment to his community that was established during his childhood would serve him well throughout the rest of his life.

After attending Quaker Valley for elementary and middle school, Jeremy was invited to attend the prestigious Sewickley Academy - the oldest independent, coeducational college-preparatory school in the Pittsburgh area. Founded in 1838, over nearly two centuries, Sewickley Academy has grown into a cornerstone of private education in western Pennsylvania.

In 1966, Jeremy Warren became the first African American student enrolled at the Academy. Despite the tumult and tensions of the Civil Rights era, Jeremy was well-received and well-liked at the Academy. In addition to lettering in baseball and wrestling, Jeremy sang in the choir and led the Sewickley Academy Debate Team.

After graduating in 1968, Jeremy’s academic journey first led him to Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, PA. He ultimately transferred to the University of Pittsburgh where he received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.

While in graduate school, Jeremy juggled duties as a husband, father to a newborn with his studies, a job at Equitable Gas at night, and weekend gigs with his successful R&B/Soul band The Tempos. Founded while Jeremy was still in high school, The Tempos were a fan favorite in the Pittsburgh area who, in addition to live performances and recording on wax, opened for The Jackson 5 when they performed in Pittsburgh.

Jeremy’s first professional job after college was as a Probation Officer for Allegheny County. After transitioning to the corporate world, he immediately excelled as a Human Resource executive for Corning Glass in State College, PA and then for Levi Strauss & Co. in Canton, Mississippi, Knoxville, TN and, finally, San Francisco, CA.

Jeremy followed up his many years of work at Levi’s with a role in Human Resources at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. Jeremy started in Development & Training Mgr and was ultimately appointed Acting HR Director.

After leaving Stanford, Jeremy combined his decades-long experience with his superior presentation and people skills and launched his own company - Warren Consulting Group - and firmly established himself as one of the nation’s foremost authorities on Diversity and Organizational Management issues. Warren Consulting Group’s clients included prestigious institutions of higher learning such as Pepperdine University and the University of California at Berkeley, as well as global corporations like Shell Oil.

In addition to teaching graduate courses on Team Building at California Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco), Jeremy co-authored the book Quality Angles & the Tantalus Complex with Rick Griggs, Michelle A. Carroll, Janice L. Edwards, Gregory R. Swartz and Linda Boulden Gorham.

Jeremy retired after working with VSP in the Sacramento area where he was also active with the Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce.

Jeremy passed away peacefully in the Sacramento, CA area after an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his older brother Randall, his mother Alyce, his father Harold and his older sister Janice.

Left to cherish his memory are his daughter Teryl, his son Jeremy and a host of family, friends and colleagues all over the United States.

Jeremy G. Warren was known for his sharp wit, his gregarious personality and his superior intellect. He was a husband, a father, a brother, a mentor and a friend. He loved sports, good food, good movies and great music. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.