Warren Stanley

Vice President, Security and Justice

With over 38 years of distinguished service, Warren Stanley served as a nationally renowned leader in law enforcement and public safety. In February 2018, Warren was appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. as the 15th Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and in January 2019, he was reappointed by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Leading the largest state law enforcement agency in the United States, Warren directed a cutting-edge and diverse law enforcement, traffic safety and security organization with nearly 11,000 uniformed and civilian personnel. He was the first African American to be appointed as Commissioner of the CHP in the State’s history. He was responsible for maintaining the safety, service, and security of millions of residents and visitors across the Golden State.

Warren began his career with the CHP in 1982 and is one of the distinguished few to have held every position within the organization, from officer to Commissioner. During his tenure, he consistently demonstrated unwavering commitment to public service, collaboration and cooperation and was firmly dedicated to the CHP, partner public safety and emergency management agencies and innovative policing, security, and justice programs. Warren managed a $2.6 billion budget, worked to improve officer safety, enhance state security, and responded to countless emergencies, security threats, civil unrest and disasters throughout the State of California. Warren was well known and earned the public’s trust through enhanced accountability and transparency.

A universally respected member of the law enforcement community, he has made a life-long commitment to ensure the safety of the people of California. Through his life experiences he has garnered the ability to reach out, connect, listen, and recognize all the diverse communities within his state, allowing the CHP to develop strong partnerships to promote innovative safety and security programs. He was instrumental in leading the modernization of transportation and critical infrastructure safety programs, establishing, and leveraging public-private partnerships. His commitment to the Highway Safety Corridor Program has promoted education, enforcement, and coordination on California’s roadways with high crash rates. He also sustained support of the Designated Driver Program, which is intended to reduce drinking and driving fatalities and injuries through designated driver education.

As CHP Commissioner, Warren also served as a member of the State’s Unified Coordination Group (UCG), the highest-level policy and operations decision-making body, during complex disasters, security threats and other emergency management events and supported the State Threat Assessment System and Homeland Security operations, providing oversight for tactical, cyber and threat intelligence /situational awareness capabilities. Warren earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from California State University, Los Angeles. He is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Executive Institute, and a member of International Association of Chiefs of Police (IAFCP).