Ralph Ockenfels

Ralph Ockenfels is in his 23rd season with the Titans, 15th as a vice president and 30th overall in the National Football League in 2020. He was named Vice President of Corporate Sponsorships in 2019, after serving as Vice President of Marketing and Broadcast & Digital Rights for the previous four seasons.

In his current role, Ockenfels oversees a wide array of Titans revenue generating concepts, sponsorship platforms and marketing assets.

Under his leadership, the team has seen growth in both new and existing partnerships. The team announced on June 25th, 2015 it had secured a dynamic, new 20-year naming rights agreement with Nissan North America to rename the Titans' home Nissan Stadium. He served the same role for the previous naming rights agreement with LP Building Products in 2006.

In addition, the team announced major marketing extensions with additional marquis partners. Both Pinnacle Financial Partners and LP Building Products announced long-term extensions and were also secured as enduring team partners under his management. In 2016, he spearheaded the highly innovative Nissan "Hall of Greats" displays in the concourses of the stadium that honor the best players in Tennessee Titans history and showcasing their stellar careers in two-tone blue. The "Hall of Greats" provides a unique state-of-the-art interactive area for fans to enjoy at every event at Nissan Stadium and to learn more about Titans greats via interactive player photos, statistics, and video highlights.

Ockenfels helped launch the Titans' syndicated feature television show, "Titans All Access," which enters its 18th season in 2020 and brings Titans programming into multiple television markets throughout the Mid-South region as well as spearheading sales on Titans pre-season games. "Titans Blitz" made its debut in 2016, bringing another piece of television programing to the Middle Tennessee market. In 2018, he also helped launch the all-new "Titan Up Tailgate Party," a free, fan-friendly tailgate party featuring live music, Titans cheerleaders and an array of sponsored interactive areas for fans to enjoy prior to kickoff. In 2017, he organized the first of its kind Miller Lite Ride Share Lounge at Nissan Stadium to help promote safe rides and improve traffic flow.

He was also instrumental in launching the highly creative and nationally recognized "Aloha Y'all" campaign welcoming Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota to Tennessee less than 24 hours after the 2015 NFL Draft pick was announced. Ockenfels also spearheaded the annual innovative celebration of Tennessee Titans fans with the Coke "Hall of Fans" campaign at Nissan Stadium.

His community involvement includes serving as a board member on Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Middle TN and working with Tennessee Donor Services to promote organ donation. In addition, he launched the Nissan "Titans of Taste" charity dinner to aid deserving Tennessee non–profit agencies in an impactful way during the 2015 season going forward. The event in 2019 benefited Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee and raised approximately $90,000 in one evening.

Prior to joining the Titans, Ockenfels was the Assistant Director of Marketing for the Green Bay Packers from 1992-98 after joining the team as an intern in 1991. Ockenfels served on the advance team for the Packers in Super Bowls XXXI and XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIV for the Titans.

A native of Iowa City, Iowa, Ockenfels earned his B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa and M.S. from Western Illinois University. He and his wife, Jannette, reside in Franklin, Tenn.