Brandt Tilis is in his third season with Carolina as the Executive Vice President of Football Operations. He joined the Panthers in 2024 after spending 14 seasons in the Kansas City Chiefs front office, most recently serving as its Vice President of Football Operations for three seasons (2021-23).

Working hand-in-hand with President of Football Operations/General Manager Dan Morgan, the two address scouting, salary cap and analytics.

Throughout his first two years with the Panthers, Tilis led player negotiations on extensions for Pro Bowlers Derrick Brown and Jaycee Horn, as well as 1,000-yard rusher Chuba Hubbard. He also has helped acquire Robert Hunt, Damien Lewis, Jaelan Phillips, Devin Lloyd and Tre'von Moehrig in free agency.

In his role, Tilis is responsible for all football administration and non-coaching matters related to operations, equipment, video and analytics. He also leads player contract negotiations, compliance with the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement and league rules, salary cap management,and maintenance and labor administration.

During his time with Kansas City, he served as the Chiefs lead contract negotiator since 2017 and worked to create a structure that allowed them to give quarterback Patrick Mahomes a 10-year, $450 million contract extension in 2020.

Tilis originally joined the Chiefs in 2010 as a Salary Cap/Contract Analyst and ascended within the organization, first as the Director of Salary Cap & Football Operations Analytics (2014-16) and then as the Director of Football Administration (2017-20) before spending his final three seasons with Kansas City as Vice President of Football Operations (2021-23).

Prior to joining the Chiefs, Tilis worked three seasons in the Labor Operations Department for the National Football League Management Council (2007-09).

The Dallas, Texas, native graduated in 2007 from the University of Rochester with two degrees in economics and statistics, including a special citation in finance. He interned three summers (2004-06) in football operations for the Oakland Raiders before joining the NFL office. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have two daughters, Samantha and Brooklyn.