Brian Barwick (21 June 1954), is an English sports administrator who has served as the chairman of the Rugby Football League (RFL) since January 2013. He is a former chief executive of The Football Association, having held the post from January 2005 to December 2008. He previously worked with the BBC and ITV. He is a known supporter of Liverpool F.C. and is a member of the Board of Directors at Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. In February 2012 he was appointed by Liverpool F.C owners to the management hierarchy of the club, where his first job was to review the clubs communications network in light of the Luis Suárez racism incident.