University of Tennessee Athletics
Staff Directory
Brad Briggs
- Title:
- Deputy Athletics Director/Chief Financial Officer
- Email:
- Phone:
- (865) 974-2126
Updated: September 2026
Brad Briggs is in his 13th year with Tennessee Athletics in 2026-27 and his second as Deputy Athletics Director/Chief Financial Officer. Briggs oversees financial management, business operations, Anthony Travel, procurement, contracts, and information technology for Tennessee Athletics. In FY25, UT Athletics reported over $300 million in annual operating revenue for the first time in its history. Additionally, Briggs was appointed the Executive Director of the University of Tennessee Athletics Foundation, Inc. in September 2025, a 501(c) non-profit which was established to support the mission of UT Athletics.
Briggs is also the department’s primary liaison to the Campus CFO, UT System CFO, treasurer, office of general counsel, University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc., internal audit and xompliance, procurement, accounts payable, auxiliary services, government relations and he works closely with the office of capital projects related to project financials.
Prior to his role as Deputy Athletics Director, Briggs was UT’s Executive Associate Athletics Director of Business Affairs & Administration/CFO after previously serving from 2023-24 as Senior Associate Athletics Director of Business Affairs & Administration/CFO. Briggs managed consistent budget growth during this time, as the FY23 budget surpassed $200 million for the first time in UT Athletics history.
From 2019-23 as UT's assistant AD of business and finance, Briggs oversaw the Athletics Business and Finance Office, which manages the department’s financial reporting, budget development and business operations. He also monitored the athletics department's more than $150 million operating budget and served as the liaison between the athletics department and the university's procurement office.
During the development of Tennessee Athletics' comprehensive five-year strategic plan, Rise Glorious—which was published in July of 2022—Briggs served on both the competitive excellence and resources committees. In 2022, Briggs received the inaugural Summitt Excellence Award, named in recognition of Pat Summitt, which recognizes a UTAD employee who best exemplifies Pat Summitt’s Definite Dozen, a model for success.
Briggs began working with Tennessee Athletics in 2013 as a graduate intern with event management. Before being promoted to his current role, he served as a Business Analyst, Manager of Financial Planning and Director of Business and Finance.
A native of Manhattan, Kansas, Briggs earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Southern Illinois University in May 2010. He received the SIU President’s Academic Excellence Award as a student-athlete on the Salukis football team. After working in the private sector as a financial analyst, Briggs received both his master's of Business Administration and master's of Science in Sport Management from the University of Tennessee.
A resident of the Town of Farragut, Briggs and his wife, Lainey, have two children, Carter (9) and Ava (7).
Brad Briggs is in his 13th year with Tennessee Athletics in 2026-27 and his second as Deputy Athletics Director/Chief Financial Officer. Briggs oversees financial management, business operations, Anthony Travel, procurement, contracts, and information technology for Tennessee Athletics. In FY25, UT Athletics reported over $300 million in annual operating revenue for the first time in its history. Additionally, Briggs was appointed the Executive Director of the University of Tennessee Athletics Foundation, Inc. in September 2025, a 501(c) non-profit which was established to support the mission of UT Athletics.
Briggs is also the department’s primary liaison to the Campus CFO, UT System CFO, treasurer, office of general counsel, University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc., internal audit and xompliance, procurement, accounts payable, auxiliary services, government relations and he works closely with the office of capital projects related to project financials.
Prior to his role as Deputy Athletics Director, Briggs was UT’s Executive Associate Athletics Director of Business Affairs & Administration/CFO after previously serving from 2023-24 as Senior Associate Athletics Director of Business Affairs & Administration/CFO. Briggs managed consistent budget growth during this time, as the FY23 budget surpassed $200 million for the first time in UT Athletics history.
From 2019-23 as UT's assistant AD of business and finance, Briggs oversaw the Athletics Business and Finance Office, which manages the department’s financial reporting, budget development and business operations. He also monitored the athletics department's more than $150 million operating budget and served as the liaison between the athletics department and the university's procurement office.
During the development of Tennessee Athletics' comprehensive five-year strategic plan, Rise Glorious—which was published in July of 2022—Briggs served on both the competitive excellence and resources committees. In 2022, Briggs received the inaugural Summitt Excellence Award, named in recognition of Pat Summitt, which recognizes a UTAD employee who best exemplifies Pat Summitt’s Definite Dozen, a model for success.
Briggs began working with Tennessee Athletics in 2013 as a graduate intern with event management. Before being promoted to his current role, he served as a Business Analyst, Manager of Financial Planning and Director of Business and Finance.
A native of Manhattan, Kansas, Briggs earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Southern Illinois University in May 2010. He received the SIU President’s Academic Excellence Award as a student-athlete on the Salukis football team. After working in the private sector as a financial analyst, Briggs received both his master's of Business Administration and master's of Science in Sport Management from the University of Tennessee.
A resident of the Town of Farragut, Briggs and his wife, Lainey, have two children, Carter (9) and Ava (7).
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