The Panthers named Brandt Tilis the Executive Vice President of Football Operations on January 30, 2024. Tilis comes to Carolina after having spent 14 seasons in the Kansas City Chiefs front office, most recently serving as their Vice President of Football Operations for three seasons (2021-23). 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 record-breaking 10-year, $450 million contract extension in 2020.

The Panthers named Brandt Tilis the Executive Vice President of Football Operations on January 30, 2024. Tilis comes to Carolina after having spent 14 seasons in the Kansas City Chiefs front office, most recently serving as their Vice President of Football Operations for three seasons (2021-23). 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 record-breaking 10-year, $450 million contract extension in 2020.

Tilis reports to President of Football Operations/General Manager Dan Morgan and will be responsible for all football administration and non-coaching matters related to operations, equipment, video, and analytics, among other responsibilities. He will also lead player contract negotiations, compliance with the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement and league rules, salary cap management, and maintenance and labor administration.

While in Kansas City, he spent four seasons as Director of Football Administration (2017-20) and three seasons as Director of Salary Cap & Football Operations Analytics (2014-16), after originally joining the club in 2010 as a Salary Cap/Contract Analyst.

Prior to joining the Chiefs, Tilis spent three seasons in the Labor Operations Department for the National Football League Management Council (2007-09). While at the league office, Tilis served as Labor Operations Coordinator (2008-09) after originally joining the NFL Management Council as a Labor Operations Intern (2007).

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 spent three summers (2004-06) as a Football Operations Intern for the Oakland Raiders before joining the NFL office. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have two daughters, Samantha and Brooklyn.