Brian Capouch grew up on a big commercial "muck farm" in Jasper County.  He has a Bachelor's degree in Spanish from Indiana University, and a Master's in Agricultural Engineering Technology from Purdue.  After graduation, he ran a crop consulting business for a few years, and then became involved in education.  After working briefly as a technology facilitator at West Central High School in Pulski County, he began a 34-year career teaching Computer Science at Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer, retiring in 2016 as chair of his department.  At Saint Joe, his primary interest was Internet technology.  In 1988 Saint Joe became the first "small business" in the world with a full-time Internet connection.  He presented at many academic and technical conferences, and also taught in the College's acclaimed Core Education Program.

Since his retirement, most of his time has been spent working to restore Sunny Crest, an architect-designed farm estate in Benton County established in 1916.  He also engages in historical research, and has done many presentations to a variety of audiences on topics of local historical interest.  His primary interest is the Settlement Period in Northwestern Indiana, approximately 1830-1880.

He is currently living at Sunny Crest, where he keeps a flock of Rhode Island Red chickens and has a huge vegetable garden.