Shaun Antony Harvey is an English former football executive. Harvey was the chief executive of the English Football League having formerly been the CEO of Leeds United, as well as a club director. Prior to joining Leeds, Harvey was managing director at Bradford City. In June 2011, Harvey was elected to the Football League board of Directors and on 29 July 2013 became its chief executive.
On 18 February 2019, he announced his resignation, effective at the end of the 2018-2019 season.
After leaving school, he took up a job at the Guardian Royal Exchange Insurance Company. He then took up an administration job at Farsley Celtic F.C. which led to a chance meeting with Geoffrey Richmond the then chairman of Scarborough. In February 1992, Harvey took up a job at Scarborough after having been personally invited by Richmond to the club. When Richmond became chairman of Bradford City, Harvey followed him where he eventually became managing director and the club rose to the Premier League for the first time in its history.
