Overview
- Harvard Kennedy School leaders and Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller said Warren died unexpectedly at his Newton home on Sunday.
- No cause of death has been disclosed, and officials indicated further details and memorial plans are forthcoming.
- Warren served as Newton’s mayor from 2010 to 2018, becoming Massachusetts’ first popularly elected Black mayor.
- At Harvard, he led the Institute of Politics after directing the Shorenstein Center, prioritizing student engagement and broader ideological representation.
- His career spanned the Clinton White House, John Kerry’s staff, FEMA’s New England office, and a Navy Reserve tour in Iraq; he is survived by his wife, Tassy, and their children, Abigail and John.