Chad Brinker serves as President of Football Operations for the Tennessee Titans. He joined the Titans in 2023 as Assistant General Manager before he was promoted to his current position in 2024. As President of Football Operations, a new role for the organization, Brinker provides executive leadership and direct oversight for the entire football staff, reporting directly to Titans Controlling Owner Amy Adams Strunk.

During his tenure in Tennessee, Brinker has played a key role in several initiatives aimed to move the organization forward, including the search for a new general manager in 2025, resulting in the hiring of Mike Borgonzi; involvement in the search for new head coach Brian Callahan in 2024; establishing the foundation of the team's analytics department from the ground up; and building and executing the 2024 and 2025 offseason strategies for player acquisitions in both free agency and the draft.

An NFL personnel veteran with core strengths in executive leadership, strategic operations, financial analysis, and talent evaluation, Brinker merges his dual background in football operations with a business acumen gained from an MBA at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. As a result, he is a strategic leader and team builder both on and off the field.

Prior to joining the Titans, Brinker spent 13 years with the Green Bay Packers in a variety of roles as a talent evaluator and strategic counselor to Packers leadership. In his initial season with the Packers, he collected his first Super Bowl championship when the team defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV.

Throughout his experience with the Packers, he served as a pro and college scout; led strategy for unrestricted free agency and undrafted free agent processes; handled player contracts, salary cap administration, and roster management; and advised the General Manager and Executive Vice President of Football Operations on team needs in free agency and drafts, always with an eye on long-term vision. The Packers won the NFC North Division eight times during his tenure.

Brinker also has corporate business experience with two Fortune 100 companies in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. He serves as an Executive Council Member on the Freed-Hardeman University President's Council and has shared his expertise as a guest lecturer in the Sports Marketing program at Freed-Hardeman and the Sports Administration program at his alma mater, Ohio University.

A native of Martins Ferry, Ohio, Brinker first entered the NFL in 2003 as an undrafted free agent running back with the New York Jets. He holds two degrees from Ohio University, including a master's degree in sports administration, where he was a two-sport athlete and a two-time All-Mid-American Conference selection at running back. He was also selected as Ohio University's Male Athlete of the Year in 2003.

Brinker and his wife, Rachelle, have three children. Outside of spending time with his family, he enjoys reading, teaching, traveling, and enjoying the outdoors.