Ryan Pace

Ryan Pace
Atlanta Falcons
Position:	Vice president of football operations/player personnel
Personal information
Born:	February 17, 1977; Flower Mound, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:	Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas)
College:	Eastern Illinois
Career history
As a staff member / executive:
	New Orleans Saints (2001); Operations assistant; New Orleans Saints (2002–2003); Scouting assistant; New Orleans Saints (2004–2006); Professional personnel scout; New Orleans Saints (2007–2012); Director of professional scouting; New Orleans Saints (2013–2014); Director of player personnel; Chicago Bears (2015–2021); General manager; Atlanta Falcons (2022); Senior personnel executive; Atlanta Falcons (2023); Director of player personnel; Atlanta Falcons (2024–present); VP of football operations & player personnel;
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XLIV); Sporting News Executive of the Year (2018);

Ryan Pace (born February 17, 1977) is an American sports executive in the National Football League (NFL) who is the vice president of football operations for the Atlanta Falcons. He served as the general manager of the Chicago Bears from 2015 to 2021. Before that, he worked in the New Orleans Saints' front office for 14 years.