Sheriff Warren received his BS Degree in Criminal Justice from Brenau College. He is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Academy, as well the Cobb County Police Academy. Sheriff Neil Warren began his career with the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office in 1977 as a Deputy Sheriff. He was successively promoted to ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain. Sheriff Warren was appointed as Chief Criminal Investigator in 1984 and to the position of Chief Deputy Sheriff in June 1994 where he served until taking over the Office of Sheriff.