37 Facts About Kevin Warren

Kevin Fulbright Warren was born on November 17,1963 and is an American attorney and sports executive.

Kevin Warren is the team president and chief executive officer for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.

Kevin Warren was previously the commissioner of the Big Ten Conference from 2020 to 2023, overseeing negotiations for expansion of the conference.

In 2015, Kevin Warren became the first African-American chief operating officer of an NFL team, during the time he worked for the Minnesota Vikings.

Kevin Warren was born on November 17,1963, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Kevin Warren became interested in sports at an early age, which he attributes to members of his family.

Doctors informed Kevin Warren that there was a chance he might not walk again, and therefore it was highly unlikely that he would ever fulfill any dreams he had of playing sports.

Kevin Warren subsequently attended the University of Notre Dame Law School, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 1990.

At GCU, Kevin Warren scored 1,118 points and averaged 20.0 points per game, the fourth-best career scoring average in the school's history.

On November 17,1984, Kevin Warren posted a 42-point performance against Concordia College.

Kevin Warren posted a cumulative 3.49 GPA while at GCU.

In March, 2012, Kevin Warren was honored as the 16th individual, and the 5th member from the university's basketball team, to be inducted into the Grand Canyon University Athletics Hall of Fame.

Kevin Warren is licensed to practice law with the State Bars of Kansas and Michigan, and in Washington, DC.

In 1991, while teaching a class at Notre Dame, Kevin Warren befriended All-American defensive lineman Chris Zorich.

Kevin Warren represented Hall of Fame Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Will Shields.

In 2001, Kevin Warren joined the Detroit Lions as the senior vice president of business operations and general counsel.

Kevin Warren represented the Vikings' new ownership group in their purchase of the team.

In September 2013, Kevin Warren was named a member of the NFL Committee on Workplace Diversity, which works to enhance and promote diversity at every level of the NFL.

In February 2015, Kevin Warren was promoted to the role of chief operating officer.

Kevin Warren restructured the management of the organization, which included creating new senior leadership positions, overseeing administration and finance, human resources, legal, marketing and fan engagement, and sales and corporate sponsorships.

Kevin Warren served as a member of the Vikings' internal stadium development team and represented the team at NFL meetings.

Kevin Warren was instrumental in selecting designers, developers, legal advisors and the Vikings' interim location for play, TCF Bank Stadium, while their new $1.13 billion stadium was under construction.

Kevin Warren was responsible for overseeing construction of the Vikings' new practice facility in Eagan, Twin Cities Orthopedic Performance Center, which opened in March 2018.

Kevin Warren was responsible for negotiating the naming rights of the facility.

Kevin Warren was named Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference on June 4,2019.

Kevin Warren followed Jim Delany as the 6th Big Ten commissioner and was the first African-American leader of the Big Ten and the first African-American leader of any of the Power Five conferences.

Kevin Warren assumed Big Ten Commissioner-Elect duties in September 2019 and officially assumed the position of Commissioner in January 2020.

On January 12,2023, Kevin Warren was named the new team president and chief executive officer of the Chicago Bears.

Kevin Warren has won the Fritz Pollard Alliance Salute to Excellence Award following 4 different NFL seasons.

In 2017, on the eve of Super Bowl LI, Kevin Warren was presented with the inaugural Texas Southern University Pioneer Award.

In 2019, Kevin Warren received GENYOUth's Vanguard award presented by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and GENYOUth Founder Alexis Glick.

Kevin Warren received the Trailblazer Award at the Minnesota Sports Awards for his work with the Minnesota Vikings and his upcoming role as Big Ten commissioner.

In December 2019, Kevin Warren was featured on the cover of Sports Business Journal alongside Serena Williams, LeBron James, and Adam Silver where he received the honor of "Best Hire" of the year.

Kevin Warren is member of the Notre Dame Law School Advisory Council.

In March 2016, Warren was appointed by University of Minnesota President Eric W Kaler to serve as a member of the selection committee for the role of athletic director.

Kevin Warren is a life member of the Fiesta Bowl Board of Directors.

Kevin Warren previously served as a board member on the board of directors of Securian Financial Group.