Brian Barwick (born 21 June 1954), is an English sports administrator who currently serves as the Chairman of the Rugby Football League (RFL) and Super League Europe Ltd.
He is also the Chairman of Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021).A former chief executive of The Football Association, he is now Chairman of football's National League and a FA Council member.
Brian has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in sports broadcasting and is recognised as a leading figure in the industry.
He was a visiting professor in the management school of the University of Liverpool and chairman of the advisory board of the higher education establishment UCFB.
He was recently awarded an honorary doctorate by Buckinghamshire New University and currently sits on the Management School Advisory Board at Liverpool Hope University.
He is the former head of BBC Sport and Editor of Match of the Day, and Controller of ITV Sport.
He is a regular columnist in the Liverpool Echo and writes on sports broadcasting for the national media and has had three books on football and broadcast published.