Brian Gutekunst

Gutekunst was born on July 19, 1973, in Raleigh, North Carolina.[2] His father, John Gutekunst, was the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. Gutekunst attended the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. During his time there, he played defensive back on the football team before suffering a career-ending shoulder injury. Afterwards, he served as an assistant coach with the team, including during their 1995 Division III National Championship season. He is married to Jen Gutekunst. They have four children together.

Gutekunst spent most of the 1998 NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs as a scouting assistant. He then joined the Packers as a college scout for the East Coast of the United States. Gutekunst assumed his position as director of college scouting in 2012. He was promoted to director of player personnel on March 21, 2016.

In 2018, Packers General Manager Ted Thompson, who had been diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disorder, agreed to assume a reduced role. The Packers considered three internal candidates. After interviewing with the Packers, Gutekunst flew to Houston to interview for the Houston Texans' general manager position. Before Gutekunst could interview for that position, on January 7, 2018 the Green Bay Packers promoted Gutekunst to become their new general manager to replace Ted Thompson.[3]