Neil Clark Warren

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Dr. Neil Clark Warren is chairman and co-founder of the online dating service eHarmony. He is a former dean and psychologist at Fuller Theological Seminary. Warren holds a bachelor’s degree from Pepperdine University, a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Chicago. Warren and his wife live in southern California.

After earning his doctorate, Warren started eHarmony as a web-based method of matching singles with compatible mates for marriage [1]. His "29 dimensions of compatibility" can be divided into four categories[2]:

Character and constitution
Personality
Emotional makeup and skills
Family and values

An evangelical Christian, Warren attributes much of eHarmony's initial success to its promotion on the daily radio broadcast of Focus on the Family. eHarmony has recently parted ways with Focus on the Family in an effort to widen its market share and appeal.^{[citation needed]}

He has written numerous self-help books, including:

God Said It, Don’t Sweat It
Finding Contentment
Finding the Love of Your Life
Catching the Rhythm of Love
Make Anger Your Ally
How to Know if Someone is Worth Pursuing in Two Dates or Less

In promoting his books he has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including Focus on the Family, The 700 Club, Geraldo, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. He has also been criticized for establishing and maintaining eHarmony's practice of excluding gay people from its services. The reason Warren has given for why gays and lesbians are excluded on eHarmony is because his research is based on heterosexual couples.